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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”
Questions this word decides
- What does John 1:1 mean ('the Word was God')?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
Where it appears
13 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 2:20 ADVActs 7:2 ADVActs 25:16 ADVJohn 4:49 ADVJohn 8:58 ADVJohn 14:29 ADVLuke 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.