Greek verb · G4391
προϋπάρχω
proyparchopro-oop-ar'-kho
to be beforehand in.; to be before or previously
2 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: proÿpárchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4391is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4391
to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously
The King James renders it: + be before(-time).
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
proyparcho is rendered "to be beforehand in.; to be before or previously". It stands 2 times in the Greek text, across two books.
- One of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to be beforehand in.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 23:12That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
Luke 23:12προϋπῆρχον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to be beforehand in., and to be before or previously.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to be beforehand in. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 23:12That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies. |
| to be before or previouslywith ptcp., Luk.23:12, Act.8:9.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 23:12That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies. |
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.
All 2, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings 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
- προϋπῆρχεν1
- προϋπῆρχον1
The grammar of each form
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-IAI-3P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
Luke
one use
That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
- προϋπῆρχονprouperchonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were formerly
Acts
one use
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
- προϋπῆρχενprouperchenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was formerly
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.