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πρό (pro) means “before” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πρό Greek · G4253 47 tagged occurrences in 47 verses

Pronunciation guide: pro Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4253

πρό · pro · before

πρό prep. with genitive, [in LXX chiefly for פָּנִים ;] before; (a) of place: Act.12:6, 14 14:13, Jas.5:9; π. προσώπου (= Heb. פָּנִים, Deu.3:18, Mal.3:1, al.; Bl., § 40, 9), Mat.11:10, Mrk.1:2, Luk.1:76 7:27 9:52 10:1, Act.14:13; (b) of time: Mat.8:29 24:38, Luk.11:38 21:12, Jhn.11:55 13:1 17:24, Act.5:36 21:38, 1Co.2:7 4:5, Eph.1:4, Col.1:17, 2Ti.1:9 4:21, Tit.1:2, Heb.11:5, 1Pe.1:20, Ju 25; π. ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων, fourteen years ago, 2Co.12:2; π. προσώπου (see supr.), Act.13:24; with genitive of person(s), Mat.5:12, Jhn.5:7 10:8, Rom.16:7, Gal.1:17; with genitive art. inf. (= πρίν; M, Pr., 100; Bl., § 69, 7), Mat.6:8 Luk.2:21 22:15, Jhn.1:49 13:19 17:5, Act.23:15, Gal.2:12 3:23; as in late writers (resembling a Latin idiom but indepen­dent of it; B1., § 40, 5; M, Pr., 100 f.; of. Am 2Ma.15:36, and for other exx., Soph., Lex., see word), πρὸ ἓξ ἡμέρας τοῦ πάσχα, on the sixth day before the Passover, Jhn.12:1; (with) of preference: π. πάντων, Jas.5:12, 1Pe.4:8; (d) in compos., α with subst., of position before: προαύλιον, πρόδρομος; priority of rank or order, προπάτωρ; anticipation, πρό γνωσις, πρό νοια; β with adj., intensity, πρόδηλος; γ with verb., of place, προάγω, προβαίνω; of preference, προαιρέομαι.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.

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How translators render G4253

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
before 29
ahead of you 3
at 3
above 2
some time ago 2
ago 1
ahead of him 1
before the 1
just before 1
just outside 1
on ahead 1
on the way 1
who came before 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
before 44
above 3
or ever 1

Verses containing G4253

Page 1 of 1. 47 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

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  2. Matthew 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

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  3. Matthew 8:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

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  4. Matthew 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  5. Matthew 24:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  6. Mark 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

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  7. Luke 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

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  8. Luke 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  9. Luke 9:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

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  10. Luke 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  11. Luke 11:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

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  12. Luke 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  13. Luke 22:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.

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  14. John 1:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

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  15. John 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  16. John 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

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  17. John 11:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

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  18. John 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

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  19. John 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  20. John 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.

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  21. John 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

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  22. John 17:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  23. Acts 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  24. Acts 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  25. Acts 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!”

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  26. Acts 13:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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  27. Acts 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  28. Acts 21:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”

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  29. Acts 23:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  30. Romans 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

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  31. 1 Corinthians 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.

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  32. 1 Corinthians 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  33. 2 Corinthians 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  34. Galatians 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

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  35. Galatians 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  36. Galatians 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

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  37. Ephesians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

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  38. Colossians 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

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  39. 2 Timothy 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  40. 2 Timothy 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

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  41. Titus 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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  42. Hebrews 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  43. James 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

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  44. James 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  45. 1 Peter 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

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  46. 1 Peter 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

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  47. Jude 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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