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ΕΜΠΡΟΣΘΕΝ, εμπροσθεν
EMPROSTHEN, emprosthen
Sounds Like: em-PROS-then
Translations: before, in front of, in the presence of, ahead, (of) before, (of) in front of, (of) in the presence of
From the root: ΕΜΠΡΟΣΘΕΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Preposition
Explanation: This word functions primarily as an adverb indicating position or direction, meaning 'before' or 'in front'. It can also be used as a preposition, typically taking the genitive case, to mean 'in front of' or 'in the presence of' someone or something. It denotes a spatial relationship, indicating that one thing is situated ahead of another, or a relational context, signifying being in the sight or presence of someone.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as an adverb); functions as an improper preposition with the genitive case.
Strong’s number: G1726 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judges — 4:14, 4:23
- 1 Chronicles — 14:15
- 2 Esdras — 18:1
- Judith — 5:13, 8:35
- 1 Maccabees — 3:30, 13:27
- 4 Maccabees — 8:12
- Psalms — 79:10, 104:17
- Ecclesiastes — 1:10, 1:16, 2:7, 2:9, 4:16
- Job — 21:33, 41:14, 42:10, 42:12
- Isaiah — 43:10, 45:1, 45:2
- Jeremiah — 7:12, 7:24
- Joel — 2:3
- Jonah — 3:2
- Haggai — 2:3
- Zechariah — 1:4, 7:7, 7:12, 8:11
- Malachi — 3:4
- Matthew — 5:24, 6:1, 6:2, 7:6, 10:32, 10:33, 11:10, 11:26, 23:13, 25:32, 26:70, 27:11, 27:29
- Mark — 2:12
- Luke — 5:19, 7:27, 12:8, 14:2, 19:27, 19:28, 21:36
- John — 1:15, 1:30, 3:28, 10:4, 12:37
- Acts of the Apostles — 10:4
- Galatians — 2:14
- Philippians — 3:13
- 1 Thessalonians — 1:3, 2:19, 3:9
- Revelation — 3:5, 5:1, 19:10, 22:8
- Epistle of Barnabas — 3:4, 4:12, 11:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΜΠΡΟΣΘΕΝ.
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.
- ΕΜΠΡΟΣΘΕ — before, in front of, in the presence of, ahead, forward
- ΕΜΠΡΟΣΘΙΑ — front, in front, before, in the presence of, in the sight of, in the future, forward, ahead
- ΤΟΥ̓ΜΠΡΟΣΘΕΝ — forward, in front, before, ahead, in the future, for the future
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