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Greek · Strong's G4391

προϋπάρχω

proyparchopro-oop-ar'-kho

to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously

1890 spelling: proÿpárchō

  • π80
  • ρ100
  • ο70
  • υ400
  • π80
  • α1
  • ρ100
  • χ600
  • ω800

Isopsephy 2,231

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously

Rendered in the KJV as

+ be before(-time).

  • 2
    occurrencesin the New Testament
  • 2 of 27
    New Testament bookswhere the word stands
  • 2
    inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

  • προϋπῆρχεν1
  • προϋπῆρχον1

How it is rendered · 2

  • they were formerly1
  • was formerly1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

  • verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural1
  • verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
  • V-IAI-3P · 1
  • V-IAI-3S · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), CC BY 4.0: their grammar codes written out in English here, and shown as tagged under each list. Dictionary: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).