πρότερος proteros G4387
“former, before” — Dodson Greek Lexicon
Same root: Related words from the same root: 15 more words
Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to πρό pro (G4253). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- πρῶτος prōtos G4413 “first, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 157 verses
- πρό pro G4253 “before” head of this family (per Strong's: a primary word) in 47 verses
- πρίν prin G4250 “formerly, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 13 verses
- πρωΐ prōi G4404 “early in the morning, at dawn” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 12 verses
- πρότερον proteron G4386 “formerly, before” built from πρότερος G4387 (per Strong's) in 5 verses
- πόρρω porrō G4206 “far, far off” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 4 verses
- πόρρωθεν porrōthen G4207 “from afar, far off” built from πόρρω G4206 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρωΐα prōia G4405 “early morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρωϊνός prōinos G4407 “belonging to the morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρῷρα prōra G4408 “the prow of a ship” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρηνής prēnēs G4248 “falling headlong” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
- πρώϊμος prōimos G4406 “dawning, early” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
Rendered in ASV as: former ×1, before ×1 (2 links)
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Dodson Greek Lexicon [G4387]
former, before, formerly.
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6 verse(s)
- John 6:62 What then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where he was before?proteron – adjective · accusative (object) · singular · neuter · comparativeverse | pericope | chapter
A-ASN-C - John 7:50 Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them), verse | pericope | chapter
- John 9:8 The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? verse | pericope | chapter
- 2 Corinthians 1:15 And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit; verse | pericope | chapter
- Galatians 4:13 but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time: verse | pericope | chapter
- Ephesians 4:22 that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;proteran – adjective · accusative (object) · singular · feminine · comparativeverse | pericope | chapter
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