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GreekG4253Preposition

πρό

pro

47Occurrences
G4253Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to

a primary preposition;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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: chiefly for פָּנִים

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

πρό appears 47 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
9
Acts
7
Luke
7
Matthew
5
Galatians
3
1 Corinthians
2
1 Peter
2
2 Timothy
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 2:7BSB

No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.

Acts 13:24BSB

Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Galatians 3:23BSB

Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

John 13:19BSB

I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.

Luke 22:15BSB

And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.