STRONGS G4387:
πρότερος,
πρότερα,
πρότερον (comparitive of
πρό) (from
Homer down),
before, prior; of time,
former:
ἡ πρότερα ἀναστροφή,
Ephesians 4:22. Neuter adverbially,
before (something else is or was done):
John 7:51 R G;
2 Corinthians 1:15; opposed to
ἔπειτα,
Hebrews 7:27;
before, i. e. aforetime, in time past:
John 7:50 (
L Tr WH);
Hebrews 4:6; and
R G in
1 Timothy 1:13; also
τό πρότερον (contrasting rite past with the present (cf.
πάλαι, 1 at the end)),
John 6:62;
John 9:8, and
L T Tr WH in
1 Timothy 1:13 (1 Macc. 3:46 1 Macc. 5:1 1 Macc. 11:34, 39;
Deuteronomy 2:12;
Joshua 11:10;
Herodotus 7, 75;
Xenophon,
Plato); equivalent to our
the first time, Galatians 4:13 (on which cf. Meyer); it is placed between the article and the noun, as
αἱ πρότερον ἡμέραι, the former days,
Hebrews 10:32;
αἱ πρότερον ἐπιθυμίαι, the lusts which you formerly indulged,
1 Peter 1:14.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Deuteronomy
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2:12
- Joshua
-
11:10
- John
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6:62; 7:50; 7:51; 9:8
- 2 Corinthians
-
1:15
- Galatians
-
4:13
- Ephesians
-
4:22
- 1 Timothy
-
1:13; 1:13
- Hebrews
-
4:6; 7:27; 10:32
- 1 Peter
-
1:14