ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΝΕἸΔΟΝ, προτερονεἰδον
PROTERONEIDON, proteroneidon
Sounds Like: PRO-teh-ron EE-don
Translations: I saw before, I saw earlier, I had seen before, I had seen earlier
From the root: ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ, ΕΙΔΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the adverb 'ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ' (proteron), meaning 'before' or 'earlier', and the verb 'ΕἸΔΟΝ' (eidon), which is the aorist active indicative form of 'ὁράω' (horaō), meaning 'to see'. Together, it means 'I saw before' or 'I had seen earlier'. It describes an action of seeing that occurred at a previous time relative to another event.
Inflection: Adverb (does not inflect), Verb (First Person Singular, Aorist, Active, Indicative)
Strong’s numbers: G4386 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1492 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ, ΕΙΔΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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