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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 Box Gen 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:3 - And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:1 - There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19 - And he called the name of that place Bethel;[fn] but the name of that city had been Luz previously.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:21 - ‘Then he shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is a sin offering for the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - ‘And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:26 - For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land from his hand as far as the Arnon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:12 - The Horites formerly dwelt in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their place, just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the LORD gave them.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:20 - (That was also regarded as a land of giants;[fn] giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:18 - “And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sin which you committed in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14 - And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:10 - Joshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). Then the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:15 - Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 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. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:6 - Then the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as before.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:2 - And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:13 - “For because you did not do it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:5 - And he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:5 - “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear,
But now my eye sees You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 - Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4 - For thus says the Lord GOD:

“My people went down at first
Into Egypt to dwell there;
Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:4 - And they shall rebuild the old ruins,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:10 - “They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:20 - Their children also shall be as before,
And their congregation shall be established before Me;
And I will punish all who oppress them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:7 - ‘And I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places as at the first.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - ‘the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:

“Praise the LORD of hosts,
For the LORD is good,
For His mercy endures forever”—
and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5 - ‘You shall die in peace; as in the ceremonies of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they shall burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!” For I have pronounced the word, says the LORD.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:13 - “For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:7 - She will chase her lovers,
But not overtake them;
Yes, she will seek them, but not find them.
Then she will say,
‘I will go and return to my first husband,
For then it was better for me than now.’
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