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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76802" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_76802" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Ποτέ''''' ''' (Strong'S #4218 — particle — pote — pot-eh' ) </div> <p> signifies "once, at some time," John 9:13 (cp. proteron, in John 9:8 ); Ephesians 2:2,11; Colossians 3:7; Titus 3:3; Philemon 1:11; 1—Peter 3:5,20 . In all these the RV translates it "aforetime." The AV varies it with "in time past," "some time," "sometimes," "in the old time." </p> <div> '''2: '''''Πρότερον''''' ''' (Strong'S #4386 — Adjective — proteron — prot'-er-on ) </div> <p> the comparative of pro, "before, aforetime," as being definitely antecedent to something else, is more emphatic than pote in this respect. See, e.g., John 6:62; 7:50; 9:8; 2—Corinthians 1:13; Galatians 4:13; 1—Timothy 1:13; Hebrews 4:6; 7:27; 10:32; 1—Peter 1:14 . See [[Before]] , [[First]] , Former. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57889" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57889" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> AFO'RETIME, adv. afore and time. In time past in a former time. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_83662" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_83662" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:44, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
1: Ποτέ (Strong'S #4218 — particle — pote — pot-eh' )
signifies "once, at some time," John 9:13 (cp. proteron, in John 9:8 ); Ephesians 2:2,11; Colossians 3:7; Titus 3:3; Philemon 1:11; 1—Peter 3:5,20 . In all these the RV translates it "aforetime." The AV varies it with "in time past," "some time," "sometimes," "in the old time."
2: Πρότερον (Strong'S #4386 — Adjective — proteron — prot'-er-on )
the comparative of pro, "before, aforetime," as being definitely antecedent to something else, is more emphatic than pote in this respect. See, e.g., John 6:62; 7:50; 9:8; 2—Corinthians 1:13; Galatians 4:13; 1—Timothy 1:13; Hebrews 4:6; 7:27; 10:32; 1—Peter 1:14 . See Before , First , Former.
King James Dictionary [2]
AFO'RETIME, adv. afore and time. In time past in a former time.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(adv.) In time past; formerly.
