προϋπάρχω
proÿpárchō · G4391 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to exist formerly, to be formerly
To exist prior to some temporal reference point
ExamplesLuke 23:12 And so Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for previously, they had been enemies toward each other.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀνήρman, husband 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin+ πόλιςcity 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- προγίνομαι progínomai · G4266 · to happen previously, to occur formerly, to happen before
- Greek verb denoting prior occurrence or previous existence, closely parallel to προϋπάρχω in expressing temporal precedence; both focus on what existed or happened before a certain point
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To exist formerly, to be formerly13.78
- The verb describes a state or condition that existed at an earlier time. Luke's account of Herod and Pilate's reconciliation uses this term: “And so Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for previously, they had been enemies toward each other” (Luke 23:12).
Word family 24 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : imperfect προϋπῆρχον; from Thucydides and Plato down; to be before, exist previously:…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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