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πρίν
prín · Greek · Strong's G4250 · 13 occurrences
The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “before”
What it means
prior, sooner
adverb from G4253 (πρό);
How the KJV renders it
before, ere
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“before”
Answers that weigh this word
- What does John 1:1 mean ('the Word was God')?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
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- Did Jesus claim to be God?
Where it appears
13 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 2:20 · ADV
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
Acts 7:2 · ADV
He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Acts 25:16 · ADV
I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
John 4:49 · ADV
The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
John 8:58 · ADV
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ”
John 14:29 · ADV
Now I have told you before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe.
Luke 2:26 ADVLuke 22:61 ADVMatthew 1:18 ADVMatthew 26:34 ADVMatthew 26:75 ADVMark 14:30 ADVMark 14:72 ADV
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.