ΠΡΩΗΝ, πρωην
PRŌĒN, prōēn
Sounds Like: PRO-ayn
Translations: formerly, before, previously, a while ago, just now
From the root: ΠΡΩΗΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb indicating a past time, meaning 'formerly' or 'previously'. It refers to something that happened a short time ago, or at an earlier point in time. It can be used to contrast with the present or to refer to events that occurred 'just now' or 'a while ago'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G4404 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 31:8
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Joshua — 8:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΩΗΝ.
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.
- Π‾ΡΩ‾Ν — formerly, previously, before, in times past
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