- πρό
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- Parse: Preposition
- Note: for comparative, see πρότερος
- Note: for superlative, see πρῶτος
- Meaning:
- with Genitive: before, prior to
- Of Place:
πρὸ θυρῶν
before the doorsπρὸ τῶν πυλῶν
before the gates - Of Time:
πρὸ τῆς μάχης
before the battle (begins)πρὸ δείπνου
before supper(time)πρὸ ἡμέρας
before day (i.e., daybreak) - In defence:
μάχεσθαι πρὸ παίδων
to fight for their childrenδιακινδυνεύειν πρὸ βασιλέως
to run risk in behalf of the king - In preference:
κέρδος αἰνῆσαι πρὸ δίκας
to prefer craft before justice - Of precedence, rank:
πρὸ πάντων
above all (Jas. 5:12, I Pet 4:8)
- Of Place:
- with Genitive: before, prior to
LIST OF PREPOSITIONS
ἀμφί, ἀνά, ἄνευ, ἀντί, ἀπό, ἄτερ, ἄχρι, διά, εἰς, ἐκ (ἐξ), ἐν, ἕνεκα, ἐπι, κατά, μετά, μεταξύ, μέχρι, παρά, περί, πλήν, πρό, πρός, σύν, ὑπέρ, ὑπό, ὡς