ΠΡΟΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΣ, προγενεστερος
PROGENESTEROS, progenesteros
Sounds Like: proh-geh-NES-teh-ross
Translations: older, earlier, prior, more ancient
From the root: ΠΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a comparative adjective meaning 'older' or 'earlier in origin'. It describes something that existed or was born before something else. It is used to indicate priority in time or existence.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine, Comparative
Strong’s number: G4262 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 12:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΑ — older, earlier, prior, an older one, an earlier one
- ΠΡΟΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΩΝ — of earlier, of older, of former, of prior
- ΠΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ — born before, prior, earlier, ancient, primeval
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