Greek preposition · G4253
πρό
propro
before
47 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: pró
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4253is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 17 of 27New Testament books
- 1spelling
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4253
"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
The King James renders it: above, ago, before, or ever.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
pro is rendered "before". It stands 47 times in the Greek text, across seventeen books.
- Nine of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
The first use
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:12πρὸ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seventeen of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- before44
- above1
- ago1
- just outside1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| πρόβατον | probaton | sheep | Uses39 |
| προάγω | proago | to go/bring before | Uses20 |
| πρόθεσις | prothesis | purpose | Uses12 |
| προερέω | proereo | to predict | Uses9 |
| προπέμπω | propempo | to help on the way | Uses9 |
| προέρχομαι | proerchomai | to go before | Uses9 |
| προΐστημι | proistemi | to set before | Uses8 |
| προκόπτω | prokopto | to advance | Uses6 |
| προορίζω | proorizo | to predestine | Uses6 |
| προβαίνω | probaino | to advance | Uses5 |
| προθυμία | prothymia | eagerness | Uses5 |
| πρόκειμαι | prokeimai | to set before | Uses5 |
and 48 more on the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 47, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
1 spelling and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- πρὸ47
The grammar of each form
- preposition47PREP
Matthew
five uses
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Mark
one use
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Luke
seven uses
When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
- Πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
John
nine uses
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
- Πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Acts
seven uses
Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: just outside
“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Romans
one use
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
1 Corinthians
two uses
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
2 Corinthians
one use
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: ago
Galatians
three uses
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
- Πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
Ephesians
one use
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Colossians
one use
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
2 Timothy
two uses
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Titus
one use
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Hebrews
one use
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
James
two uses
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
- Πρὸproprepositiontagged: Before
1 Peter
two uses
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: above
Jude
one use
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- πρὸproprepositiontagged: before
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.