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proteron G4386

πρότερον (proteron) means “previously” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πρότερον Greek · G4386 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: prot'-er-on Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4386

πρότερον · proteron · previously

before; (adv.) before, formerly, an earlier time former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, formerly, Jn. 6:62

STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Dodson Greek Lexicon

formerly, before.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G4386

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
first 2
former 2
formerly 2
before 1
earlier 1
early 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
before 4
first 2
the former 2
at the first 1
former 1

Verses containing G4386

Page 1 of 1. 5 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. 1 Timothy 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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  2. Hebrews 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,

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  3. Hebrews 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

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  4. Hebrews 10:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.

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  5. 1 Peter 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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