πρότερον proteron · G4386
previously
before; (adv.) before, formerly, an earlier time ; former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, formerly, Jn. 6:62
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πρότερος ; and πρῶτος, comparative and superlative formed from πρό, opposed to ὕστερος, ὕστατος. comparative πρότερος, α, ον, ; I of Place, before, in front, π. πόδες the fore-feet, []; π. ἵπποι horses in front, [] — but mostly, ; II of Time, former, earlier, ἄνδρες []; οἱ π. men of former times, []: also, older, opposed to ὁπλότερος, []; but παῖδες π. children by the first or a former marriage, []; τῇ προτέρῃ (i.e. ἡμέρᾳ) on the day before, []; ἠοῖ τῇ π. []; τοῦ π. ἐνιαυτοῦ the year before, …
Where it's used 5 times
1 Timothy 1:13 · Hebrews 4:6 · Hebrews 7:27 · Hebrews 10:32 · 1 Peter 1:14
Source: TBESG G4386; TFLSJ G4386
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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