πρό
proPrepositionG4253
before
From: a primary preposition;
Short Definition
"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
Full Lexicon Entry
prep. with genitive, before; (a) of place: π. *προσώπου *(= Heb. פָּנִים, Bl., § 40, 9),; (b) of time: ,; π. ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων, fourteen years ago; π. *προσώπου *. inf. (= *πρίν; *M, Pr., 100; Bl., § 69, 7); as in late writers (resembling a Latin idiom but independent of it; B1., § 40, 5; M, Pr., 100 f.; of., and for other exx., Soph., Lex., ), πρὸ ἓξ ἡμέρας τοῦ πάσχα, on the sixth day before the Passover; (with) of preference: π. πάντων; (d) in compos., α with subst., of position before: προαύλιον, *πρόδρομος; *priority of rank or order, *προπάτωρ; *anticipation, πρό γνωσις, *πρό νοια; β *with adj., intensity, *πρόδηλος; γ *with verb., of place, προάγω, *προβαίνω; *of preference, προαιρέομαι.
LXX Usage: chiefly for פָּנִים
Grammar
Part of Speech Preposition
Morphology G:PREP
DescriptionGreek Preposition
Occurrences
47 timesAppears 47 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
John
9
Acts
7
Luke
7
Matthew
5
Galatians
3
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 2:7
- Acts 13:24
- Galatians 3:23
- John 13:19
- Luke 22:15
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