Strong's Greek · G4391

προϋπάρχω

proÿpárchō

+ be before(-time)

Definition

to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously

Derivation

from G4253 (πρό) and G5225 (ὑπάρχω);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Acts 8:9

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

Luke 23:12

That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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