ΚἈΚΕΙΝΟΙΠΡΙΝ, κἀκεινοιπριν
KAKEINOIPRIN, kakeinoiprin
Sounds Like: ka-keh-NOY-prin
Translations: and those before, and those formerly, and those previously
From the root: ΚΑΙ, ΕΚΕΙΝΟΣ, ΠΡΙΝ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Pronoun, Adverb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by a crasis (contraction) of three parts: the conjunction 'καὶ' (kai, meaning 'and'), the demonstrative pronoun 'ἐκεῖνοι' (ekeinoi, meaning 'those'), and the adverb 'πρίν' (prin, meaning 'before' or 'formerly'). It means 'and those before' or 'and those formerly'. It is used to connect a previous statement with a new one, specifically referring to a group of people who existed or acted at an earlier time.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Plural (for 'ἐκεῖνοι'); Does not inflect (for 'καὶ' and 'πρίν')
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1565 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4250 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 5:12
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΙ, ΕΚΕΙΝΟΣ, ΠΡΙΝ, appear in our texts.
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