Early
πρωΐStrong’s G4404prōi
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prōi is the Greek word usually translated “early”, “morning” and “very early”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
Meaning
Usually translated “early”, “morning” and “very early”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- early 5
- in the morning 3
- morning 3
- very early 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 6
- Matthew 3
- John 2
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
- Matthew 21:18Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
- Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
- Mark 11:20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
- Mark 13:35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
- Mark 15:1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
Greek dictionary
πρωΐ prōi · early
πρωί (Rec. πρωΐ), adv. (πρό), [in LXX chiefly for בֹּקֶר ;] in the morning, early: Mat.16:3 (R, txt.) Mat.21:18, Mrk.1:35 11:20 13:35 15:1, Jhn.18:28 20:1; λίαν π., Mrk.16:2; ἅμα π., Mat.20:1; ἀπὸ π. (cf. ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν, Exo.18:13), Act.28:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “early” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EARLY, adjective
er'ly. [Eng.ere.]
- In advance of something else; prior in time; forward; as early fruit, that is, fruit that comes to maturity before other fruit; early growth; early manhood; early old age or decrepitude, that is, premature old age.
- First; being at the beginning; as early dawn.
- Being in good season; as, the court met at an early hour.
All definitions and other forms of “early”
EARLY, adverb
er'ly. Soon; in good season; betimes; as, rise early; come early; begin early to instill into children principles of piety.
- “Those who seek me early shall find me” Proverbs 8:17
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.