ΦΥΛΑΚΤΙΚΟΙΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ, φυλακτικοιπροτερον
PHYLAKTIKOIPROTERON, phylaktikoiproteron
Sounds Like: foo-lak-tee-KOI-pro-TEH-ron
Translations: protective, preservative, former, earlier, before, previously
From the root: ΦΥΛΑΚΤΙΚΟΣ, ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'phylaktikoi' (protective) and 'proteron' (earlier/before). It means 'protective earlier' or 'previously protective'. It describes something that was protective or acted as a safeguard at an earlier time. As a compound, it emphasizes the prior nature of the protective quality or action.
Inflection: ΦΥΛΑΚΤΙΚΟΙ: Masculine, Nominative or Vocative, Plural. ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ: Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Singular (as an adjective), or Adverb.
Strong’s numbers: G5443 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4387 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 4:34
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΦΥΛΑΚΤΙΚΟΣ, ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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