ΠΡΟΤΕΡΕΙΝ, προτερειν
PROTEREIN, proterein
Sounds Like: pro-teh-REH-in
Translations: to be before, to excel, to be superior, to precede
From the root: ΠΡΟΤΕΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive verb meaning 'to be before' or 'to excel'. It indicates a state of being prior in time, place, or rank, or of surpassing others in quality or achievement. It can be used in contexts where one thing precedes another or one person is superior to others.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4395 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 16:104
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΤΕΡΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΤΕΡΕΩ — to be first, to be earlier, to precede, to have priority
- ΠΡΟΤΕΡΗΣΕΙΝ — to be first, to precede, to excel, to have preeminence
- ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΥΤΟ — to be first, to precede, to go before
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