Proteron πρότερον
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| πρότερον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | proteron |
| Strong's number | G4386 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | previously |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (3) |
Proteron (Greek πρότερον, Strong's G4386) is a Greek adverb meaning “previously”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
before; (adv.) before, formerly, an earlier time
former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, formerly, Jn. 6:62
former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, formerly, Jn. 6:62
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | before (5), first (3), former (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | first (2), former (2), formerly (2), before (1), earlier (1), early (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Proteron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 1:13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 4:6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
- Hebrews 7:27Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
- Hebrews 10:32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).