G4391: προϋπάρχω
proÿpárchō · “be formerly”
Definition
to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously
KJV translates it as: + be before(-time)
Extended definition
προ-ϋπ-άρχω
[in LXX: Job 42:18* ;]
1. to be beforehand in.
2. to be before or previously: with ptcp., Luk.23:12, Act.8:9.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Job 42:18* ;]
1. to be beforehand in.
2. to be before or previously: with ptcp., Luk.23:12, Act.8:9.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4391 is translated
- they were formerly ×1
- was formerly ×1
Bible verses with G4391 (proÿpárchō)
Proÿpárchō appears in 2 verses.
- Luke 23:12
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
- Acts 8:9
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: