ΠΡΟΥΠΗΡΧΩ, προυπηρχω
PROUPĒRCHŌ, proupērchō
Sounds Like: proo-oo-PER-kho
Translations: to exist beforehand, to be before, to have been before
From the root: ΠΡΟΥΠΑΡΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to exist or be present before something else, indicating a prior state of being or existence. It is often used to describe something that was already in existence or had a particular status before a specific event or time. It is a compound word formed from 'προ' (before), 'υπο' (under/sub), and 'αρχω' (to be first, to rule, to begin).
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4391 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΥΠΑΡΧΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΥΠΑΡΧΕΙΝ — to exist beforehand, to pre-exist, to be already in existence
- ΠΡΟΥΠΑΡΧΟΝΤΑ — existing before, having existed before, having been before
- ΠΡΟΥΠΑΡΧΟΥΣΑΝ — pre-existing, existing beforehand, having existed before
- ΠΡΟΥΠΑΡΧΩ — exist before, be before, pre-exist
- ΠΡΟΥΠΑΡΧΩΝ — existing beforehand, pre-existing, being before, having been before
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