πρίν prin

Greek word for “before” · Strong’s G4250 · used 13 times in 13 verses

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Meaning

πρίν; 1. as adv. of time, before, formerly (cl.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for prin in context, with how often each is used:

• before 11
• before the 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 26 (2), Mark 14 (2), Matthew 1 (1), Luke 2 (1), Luke 22 (1), John 4 (1), John 8 (1), John 14 (1), Acts 2 (1), Acts 7 (1)

Forms

• πρὶν 13

Words used with it

Words that share verses with prin more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• τρίς tris “three times” 5
• ἀπαρνέομαι aparneomai “to deny” 5
• ἀλέκτωρ alektōr “rooster” 5
• φωνέω phōneō “to call” 5
• ἤ ē “or” 5
• ῥῆμα rhēma “declaration” 3
• δίς dis “twice” 2
• ἀμήν amēn “amen” 3
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 3
• κλαίω klaiō “to weep” 2
• σήμερον sēmeron “today” 2
• ἐρῶ erō “to say” 2

Key verses

The verses using prin that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 1:18 — Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy…
• Matthew 26:34 — Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
• Matthew 26:75 — And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
• Mark 14:30 — And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
• Mark 14:72 — And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when…
• Luke 2:26 — And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
• Luke 22:61 — And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me…
• John 8:58 — Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
• John 14:29 — And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
• Acts 2:20 — The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
• Acts 7:2 — And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
• Acts 25:16 — To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.