πρόpró
before
Greek (New Testament) · G4253
Meanings
(a) of place: Acts 12:6, Acts 12:14, Acts 14:13, James 5:9; π. προσώπου (= Heb. לִפְנֵי, Deuteronomy 3:18, Malachi 3:1, and elsewhere; Bl., § 40, 9), Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 1:76, Luke 7:27, Luke 9:52, Luke 10:1, Acts 14:13
(b) of time: Matthew 8:29, Matthew 24:38, Luke 11:38, Luke 21:12, John 11:55, John 13:1, John 17:24, Acts 5:36, Acts 21:38, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Ephesians 1:4, Colossians 1:17, 2 Timothy 1:9, 2 Timothy 4:21, Titus 1:2, Hebrews 11:5, 1 Peter 1:20, Jude 1:25; π. ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων, fourteen years ago, 2 Corinthians 12:2; π. προσώπου (see above), Acts 13:24; with genitive of person, Matthew 5:12, John 5:7, John 10:8, Romans 16:7, Galatians 1:17; with genitive article infinitive, Matthew 6:8, Luke 2:21, Luke 22:15, John 1:49, John 13:19, John 17:5, Acts 23:15, Galatians 2:12, Galatians 3:23; as in late writers (resembling a Latin idiom but independent of it; B1., § 40, 5; M, Pr., 100 f.; cf. Amos 1:1, 2 Maccabees 15:36, and for other examples, Soph., Lex., under that word), πρὸ ἓξ ἡμέρας τοῦ πασχα, on the sixth day bef. the Passover, John 12:1
(c) of preference: π. πάντων, James 5:12, 1 Peter 4:8
(d) in compos.
α with as a noun, of position before: προαύλιον, πρόδρομος; priority of rank or order, προπάτωρ; anticipation, πρόγνωσις, πρόνοια
β with adj., intensity, πρόδηλος
γ with verb., of place, προάγω, προβαίνω; of preference, προαιρέομαι.
Same root
- προγράφωprográphō · G4270to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe
- προηγέομαιproēgéomai · G4285to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference
- προαύλιονproaúlion · G4259a forecourt, i.e. vestibule (alley-way)
- προέχομαιproéchomai · G4284to hold oneself before others, i.e. (figuratively) to excel
- προοράωprooráō · G4308to behold in advance, i.e. (actively) to notice (another) previously, or (middle voice) to keep in (one's own) view
- προέρχομαιproérchomai · G4281to go onward, precede (in place or time)
- πρόθυμοςpróthymos · G4289forward in spirit, i.e. predisposed; neuter (as noun) alacrity
- προκαλέομαιprokaléomai · G4292to call forth to oneself (challenge), i.e. (by implication) to irritate
Where it appears
Appears 47 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
- Matthew 6:8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
- Matthew 8:29 They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?”
- Matthew 11:10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.’
- Matthew 24:38 In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.
- Mark 1:2 just as the prophet Isaiah had written: “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way.
See every passage
- Matthew 5:12, 6:8, 8:29, 11:10, 24:38
- Mark 1:2
- Luke 2:21, 7:27, 9:52, 10:1, 11:38, 21:12, 22:15
- John 1:48, 5:7, 10:8, 11:55, 12:1, 13:1, 13:19, 17:5, 17:24
- Acts 5:36, 12:6, 12:14, 13:24, 14:13, 21:38, 23:15
- Romans 16:7
- 1 Corinthians 2:7, 4:5
- 2 Corinthians 12:2
- Galatians 1:17, 2:12, 3:23
- Ephesians 1:4
- Colossians 1:17
- 2 Timothy 1:9, 4:21
- Titus 1:2
- Hebrews 11:5
- James 5:9, 5:12
- 1 Peter 1:20, 4:8
- Jude 1:25
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.