πρίν

prin

before

Strong’s G4250Preposition13 times in the New Testament (critical text)

before11

before the2

In the text

Matthew 1:18πρὶν
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Mark 14:30πρὶν
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
Luke 2:26πρὶν
The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
John 4:49πρὶν
“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
Acts 2:20πρὶν
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

πρίν

1. as adv. of time, before, formerly (cl.; 3Ma.5:28 3Mac 6:4 3Mac 6:31)

2. As conic. (cl.), before;

(a) after a positive sentence, with accusative and inf.: Mat.26:34, 75, Mrk.14:72, Luk.22:61, Jhn.4:49 8:58 (where D. om. γενέσθαι and π. becomes prep. with genitive; see Bl., § 69, 7) Jhn.14:29, Act.2:20" (LXX), WH, txt.; πρὶν ἤ (not such good Attic in this construction; see Bl., l.with), Mat.1:18 Mrk.14:30, Act.2:20, WH, mg., Act.7:2;

(b) after a negative sentence, πρὶν ἤ: a. subjc. (before ἄν, M, Pr., 169), Luk.2:26; with optative, Act.25:16.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.