ΚΑΙΠΡΙΝ, καιπριν
KAIPRIN, kaiprin
Sounds Like: kahee-PRIN
Translations: and before, even before, and sooner, even sooner
From the root: ΚΑΙ, ΠΡΙΝ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Adverb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the conjunction "καί" (kai), meaning "and" or "even," and the adverb/conjunction "πρίν" (prin), meaning "before" or "sooner." It is used to emphasize the timing of an event, indicating that something happened immediately before or even sooner than expected. It functions similarly to "even before" in English, often introducing a clause that describes an action preceding another.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4250 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 19:14
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΙ, ΠΡΙΝ, appear in our texts.
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