πρότερον

próteron · Greek · Strong's G4386 · 9 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “before”

What it means

previously

neuter of G4387 (πρότερος) as adverb (with or without the article);

How the KJV renders it

before, first, former

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”

also renders prōton (G4412), prōtos (G4413), prokatangéllō (G4293), katénanti (G2713), apénanti (G561), énanti (G1725), enṓpion (G1799), prín (G4250), enantíon (G1726), katenṓpion (G2714), qᵉbêl (H6903), qâbâl (H6905), qâdam (H6923), qedem (H6924), qŏdâm (H6925)

“first”

also renders prōtos (G4413), ʼechâd (H259), chad (H2298), qadmay (H6933), rôʼsh (H7218)

“former”

also renders prōtos (G4413), próteros (G4387)

Where it appears

9 occurrences in the Greek text.

1 Peter 1:14 ADV-C1 Timothy 1:13 ADV-C2 Corinthians 1:15 ADV-CGalatians 4:13 ADV-CHebrews 4:6 ADV-CHebrews 7:27 ADV-CHebrews 10:32 ADV-CJohn 6:62 ADV-CJohn 9:8 ADV-C

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.