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Lexicon :: Strong's G4386 - proteron

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πρότερον
Transliteration
proteron (Key)
Pronunciation
prot'-er-on
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of πρότερος (G4387) as adverb (with or without the art.)
mGNT
10x in 1 unique form(s) TR
10x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
30x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

πρότερον próteron, prot'-er-on; neuter of G4387 as adverb (with or without the article); previously:—before, (at the) first, former.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4386 in the following manner: before (with G3588) (3x), first (2x), former (2x), before (2x), at the first (with G3588) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4386 in the following manner: before (with G3588) (3x), first (2x), former (2x), before (2x), at the first (with G3588) (1x).

  1. before, prior

    1. of time, former

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρότερον próteron, prot'-er-on; neuter of G4387 as adverb (with or without the article); previously:—before, (at the) first, former.
STRONGS G4386:
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
2:12
Joshua
11:10
John
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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4386 matches the Greek πρότερον (proteron),
which occurs 30 times in 30 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:3 - And he went to the place whence he came, into the wilderness as far as Bæthel, as far as the place where his tent was before, between Bæthel and Aggai,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:1 - And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Phylistines to Gerara.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19 - And he called the name of that place, the House of God; and the name of the city before was Ulam-luz.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:21 - And they shall carry forth the calf whole without the camp, and they shall burn the calf as they burnt the former calf: it is the sin-offering of the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - And he shall bring them to the priest, and the priest shall bring the sin-offering first; and the priest shall pinch off the head from the neck, and shall not divide the body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:26 - For Esebon is the city of Seon king of the Amorites; and he before fought against the king of Moab, and they took all his land, from Aroer to Arnon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:12 - And the Chorrhite dwelt in Seir before, and the sons of Esau destroyed them, and utterly consumed them from before them; and they dwelt in their place, as Israel did to the land of his inheritance, which the Lord gave to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:20 - It shall be accounted a land of Raphain, for the Raphain dwelt there before, and the Ammanites call them Zochommin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:18 - And I made my petition before the Lord as also at the first forty days and forty nights: I ate no bread and drank no water, on account of all your sins which ye sinned in doing evil before the Lord God to provoke him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14 - And there was not such a day either before or after, so that God should hearken to a man, because the Lord fought on the side of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:10 - And Joshua returned at that time, and took Asor and her king; now Asor in former time was the chief of these kingdoms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - And the name of Chebron before was the city Argob, it is the [fn]metropolis of the Enakim: and the land rested from war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:15 - And Chaleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; and the name of Dabir before was [fn]the city of Letters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:29 - And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; and the name of the city was [fn]Ulamais before.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:6 - And king Jeroboam said to the man of God, Intreat the Lord thy God, and let my hand [fn]be restored to me. And the man of God intreated the Lord, and he restored the king's hand to him, and it became as before.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:2 - And they that dwelt before in their possessions in the cities of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the appointed ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:13 - For because ye were not ready at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:5 - and he made himself a great treasury, and there they were formerly in the habit of bestowing the offerings, and the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of the corn, and the wine, and the oil, the ordered portion of the Levites, and singers, and porters; and the first-fruits of the priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:5 - I have heard the report of thee by the ear before; but now mine eye has seen thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - And I will establish thy judges as before, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: and afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful mother-city Sion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 - telling beforehand the latter events before they come to pass, and they are accomplished together: and I said, All my counsel shall stand, and I will do all things that I have planned:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4 - Thus saith the Lord, My people went down before to Egypt to sojourn there; and were carried away forcibly to the Assyrians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:4 - And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those that were before made desolate, and shall renew the desert cities, even those that had been desolate for many generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:10 - They are turned aside to the iniquities of their fathers that were of old, who would not hearken to my words: and, behold, they go after strange gods, to serve them: and the house of Israel and the house of Juda have broken my covenant, which I made with their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:20 - (LXX 37:20) And their sons shall go in as before, and their testimonies shall be established before me, and I will visit them that afflict them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:7 - (LXX 40:7) And I will turn the captivity of Juda, and the captivity of Israel, and will build them, even as before.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - (LXX 40:11) the voice of gladness, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of men saying, Give thanks to the Lord Almighty: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endures for ever: and they shall bring gifts into the house of the Lord; for I will turn all the captivity of that land as before, said the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5 - (LXX 41:5) Thou shalt die in peace: and as they wept for thy fathers that reigned before thee, they shall weep also for thee, saying, Ah lord! and they shall lament for thee down to the grave: for I have spoken the word, said the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:13 - For the king of the north shall return, and bring a multitude greater than the former, and at the end of the times of years an invading army shall come with a great force, and with much substance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:7 - (LXX 2:9) And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: and she shall say, I will go, and return to my former husband; for it was better with me than now.
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