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πρότερονStrong’s G4387proteron
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Proteron is the Greek word usually translated “before”, “previously” and “first”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?”
Meaning
Usually translated “before”, “previously” and “first”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- before 2
- previously 1
- first 1
- former 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- Ephesians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 9:8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
- 2 Corinthians 1:15And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
- Galatians 4:13Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
- Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Greek dictionary
πρότερον proteron · previously
before; (adv.) before, formerly, an earlier time former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, formerly, Jn. 6:62
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “previously” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRE'VIOUSLY, adverb
In time preceding; beforehand; antecedently; as a plan previously formed.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.