πρότερος proteros · G4387

before

A. Compar., πρότερος, -α, -ον, ; [in LXX for רִאשׁוֹן ,לִפָנִים, etc. ; ] ; before, of time, place, rank, etc.; in NT always of Time, before, former: Eph.4:22. Adverbially, πρότερον, before, aforetime, formerly: Jhn.7:50, 2Co.1:15, Heb.4:6; opposite to ἔπειτα, Heb.7:27; τὸ π., Jhn.6:62 9:8, Gal.4:13, 1Ti.1:13; αἱ π. ἡμέραι, Heb.10:32; αἱ π. ἐπιθυμίαι, 1Pe.1:14.† ; (AS)

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 6 times

John 6:62 · John 7:50 · John 9:8 · 2 Corinthians 1:15 · Galatians 4:13 · Ephesians 4:22

Source: TBESG G4387; TFLSJ G4387

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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