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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 - From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:1 - A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19 - He named that place Bethel (which means “house of God”), although it was previously called Luz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:21 - Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:26 - Heshbon had been the capital of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had defeated a former Moabite king and seized all his land as far as the Arnon River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:12 - In earlier times the Horites had lived in Seir, but they were driven out and displaced by the descendants of Esau, just as Israel drove out the people of Canaan when the LORD gave Israel their land.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:20 - (That area was once considered the land of the Rephaites, who had lived there, though the Ammonites call them Zamzummites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:18 - “Then, as before, I threw myself down before the LORD for forty days and nights. I ate no bread and drank no water because of the great sin you had committed by doing what the LORD hated, provoking him to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14 - There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the LORD answered such a prayer. Surely the LORD fought for Israel that day!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:10 - Joshua then turned back and captured Hazor and killed its king. (Hazor had at one time been the capital of all these kingdoms.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - (Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.)
And the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:15 - From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:29 - They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel’s son, but it had originally been called Laish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:6 - The king cried out to the man of God, “Please ask the LORD your God to restore my hand again!” So the man of God prayed to the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored and he could move it again.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:2 - The first of the exiles to return to their property in their former towns were priests, Levites, Temple servants, and other Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:13 - Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the LORD our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:5 - had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah’s disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, various articles for the Temple, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil (which were prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers), as well as the offerings for the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:5 - I had only heard about you before,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 - Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:4 - They will rebuild the ancient ruins,
repairing cities destroyed long ago.
They will revive them,
though they have been deserted for many generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:10 - They have returned to the sins of their forefathers. They have refused to listen to me and are worshiping other gods. Israel and Judah have both broken the covenant I made with their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:20 - Their children will prosper as they did long ago.
I will establish them as a nation before me,
and I will punish anyone who hurts them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:7 - I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the LORD. They will sing,
‘Give thanks to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
for the LORD is good.
His faithful love endures forever!’ For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5 - but will die peacefully. People will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestors, the kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, crying, “Alas, our master is dead!” This I have decreed, says the LORD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:13 - “A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:7 - When she runs after her lovers,
she won’t be able to catch them.
She will search for them
but not find them.
Then she will think,
‘I might as well return to my husband,
for I was better off with him than I am now.’
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