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Strong's G4250 πρίν (prin)

Prin means “ere” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4250 — machli (“Mahlites”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4250
Language Greek
Linked Usages 67
Books 26

Strong's G4250 Quick Answer

Strong's G4250 πρίν (prin) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. prin (prin') adv. 1. prior, sooner [adverb from G4253] It has 67 linked Bible usages across 26 books. Visible English usage signals include before and ere. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
prin (prin') adv. 1. prior, sooner [adverb from G4253]
Usage
67 linked usages
Books
26 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
before and ere

Meaning and Definition

prin (prin') adv. 1. prior, sooner [adverb from G4253] KJV: before (that), ere Root(s): G4253

Original Word
πρίν
Transliteration
prin
Derivation
Root: πρό R1: 4253
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4250. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

before

Usage: 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.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4250 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render prin, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

before Matthew 1:18 13× ere John 4:49

How Strong's G4250 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 27 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4250 (πρίν) appears 53 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4250 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4250 in the New Testament

14 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 1:18 KJV

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 Ghost.

Matthew 26:34 KJV

Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Matthew 26:75 KJV

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.

Strong's G4250 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

26 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 27:4 Septuagint / Brenton

and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee, before I die.

Genesis 29:26 Septuagint / Brenton

And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.

Exodus 1:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And the midwives said to Pharaoh, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children.

Strong's G4250 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

27 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 7:14 Septuagint / Brenton

So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with famine, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.

Tobit 2:4 Septuagint / Brenton

Then before I had tasted any meat, I started up, and took him up into a room until the going down of the sun.

Tobit 3:8 Septuagint / Brenton

because that she had been married to seven husbands, whom Asmodeus the evil spirit had killed, before they had lain with her. Dost thou not know, said they, that thou hast strangled thy husbands? thou hast had already seven husbands, neither wast thou named after any of them.

Usage Excerpts

First 67 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4250.

Genesis 27:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee, before I die.
Genesis 29:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
Exodus 1:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the midwives said to Pharaoh, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children.
Numbers 11:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The flesh was yet between their teeth, before it failed, when the Lord was wroth with the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague.
Joshua 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the men who pursued after them were gone forth, and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she came up to them on the top of the house;
1 Kingdoms 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And before the fat was burned for a sweet savor, the servant of the priest would come, and say to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest, and I will by no means take of thee sodden flesh out of the caldron.
1 Kingdoms 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the lamp of God was burning before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where was the ark of God.
1 Kingdoms 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was before Samuel knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed to him.
1 Kingdoms 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As soon as ye shall enter into the city, so shall ye find him in the city, before he goes up to Bama to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes in, for he blesses the sacrifice, and afterward the guests eat; now then go up, for ye shall find him because of the holiday.
4 Kingdoms 2:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass while they were crossing over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee before I am taken up from thee. And Elisha said, Let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit upon me.
4 Kingdoms 6:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man before him: before the messenger came to him, he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have come, shut the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
Proverbs 18:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause, It is folly and reproach to him.
Isaiah 7:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Butter and honey shall he eat, before he knows either to prefer evil, or choose the good.
Isaiah 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For before the child shall know good or evil, he refuses evil, to choose the good; and the land shall be forsaken which thou art afraid of because of the two kings.
Isaiah 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For before the child shall know how to call his father or his mother, one shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians.
Isaiah 17:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Toward evening, and there shall be grief; before the morning, and he shall not be. This is the portion of them that spoiled you, and the inheritance to them that robbed you of your inheritance.
Isaiah 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Was not this your pride from the beginning, before she was given up?
Isaiah 28:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the fading flower of the glorious hope on the top of the high mountain shall be as the early fig; he that sees it, before he takes it into his hand, will desire to swallow it down.
Isaiah 28:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will the plowman plow all the day? or will he prepare the seed beforehand, before he tills the ground?
Isaiah 46:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
telling beforehand the latter events before they come to pass, and they are accomplished together: and I said, All my counsel shall stand, and I will do all things that I have planned:
Isaiah 48:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I told thee of old what should be before it came upon thee; I made it known to thee, lest thou shouldest say, My idols have done it for me; and shouldest say, My graven and molten images have commanded me.
Isaiah 65:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hearken to them; while they are yet speaking, I will say, What is it?
Isaiah 66:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Before she that travailed brought forth, before the travail pain came on, she escaped it and brought forth a male.
Ezekiel 33:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the hand of the Lord had come upon me in the evening, before he came; and he opened my mouth, when he came to me in the morning: and my mouth was open, it was no longer kept closed.
Joel 3:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord come.
Malachi 3:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, I will send to you Elijah the Tishbite, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes;
Matthew 1:18 New Testament, KJV
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 Ghost.
Matthew 26:34 New Testament, KJV
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Matthew 26:75 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 he thought thereon, he wept.
Luke 2:26 New Testament, KJV
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 22:34 New Testament, KJV
And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Luke 22:61 New Testament, KJV
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 thrice.
John 4:49 New Testament, KJV
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
John 8:58 New Testament, KJV
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
John 14:29 New Testament, KJV
And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
Acts 2:20 New Testament, KJV
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:
Acts 7:2 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Judith 7:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with famine, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.
Tobit 2:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then before I had tasted any meat, I started up, and took him up into a room until the going down of the sun.
Tobit 3:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
because that she had been married to seven husbands, whom Asmodeus the evil spirit had killed, before they had lain with her. Dost thou not know, said they, that thou hast strangled thy husbands? thou hast had already seven husbands, neither wast thou named after any of them.
Tobit 4:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and said with himself, I have wished for death; wherefore do I not call for my son Tobias, that I may signify to him of the money before I die?
Tobit 14:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But before he died he heard of the destruction of Nineveh, which was taken by Nebuchadnezzar and Ahasuerus: and before his death he rejoiced over Nineveh.
1 Maccabees 10:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For said he, Let us first make peace with him, before he join with Alexander against us:
2 Maccabees 8:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord to deliver them, being sold by the wicked Nicanor before they met together:
2 Maccabees 13:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the king’s host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord.
3 Maccabees 5:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But this was the working of that Almighty God who had made him forget all his purpose.
3 Maccabees 6:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou destroyedst Pharaoh, with his host of chariots, when that lord of this same Egypt was uplifted with lawless hardihood and loud-sounding tongue. Shedding the beams of thy mercy upon the race of Israel, thou didst overwhelm him with his proud army.
3 Maccabees 6:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then they who were before despised and nigh unto Hades, yea, rather advanced into it, partook of the cup of salvation, instead of a grievous and lamentable death. Full of exultation, they parted out the place intended for their fall and burial into banqueting booths.
3 Maccabees 6:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Those who had marked them out as for death and for carrion, and had registered them with joy, howled aloud, and were clothed with shame, and had the fire of their rage ingloriously put out.
4 Maccabees 5:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I would counsel thee, old man, before thy tortures begin, to taste the swine’s flesh, and save your life; for I feel respect for your age and hoary head, which since you have had so long, you appear to me to be no philosopher in retaining the superstition of the Jews.
4 Maccabees 9:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when, on inquiring whether he would eat before he was tortured, they heard his noble sentiment,
Wisdom of Solomon 2:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered:
Wisdom of Sirach 11:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: Understand first, and then rebuke.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: Neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.
Wisdom of Sirach 14:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Do good unto thy friend before thou die, And according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.
Wisdom of Sirach 18:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Learn before thou speak, And use physic or ever thou be sick.
Wisdom of Sirach 18:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Humble thyself before thou be sick, And in the time of sins show repentance.
Wisdom of Sirach 18:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; And be not as one that tempteth the Lord.
Wisdom of Sirach 19:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Admonish thy neighbor before thou threaten him; And give place to the law of the most High.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He knew all things ere ever they were created; So also after they were perfected he looked upon them all.
Wisdom of Sirach 48:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He showed what should come to pass forever, And secret things or ever they came.
Wisdom of Sirach 51:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When I was yet young, or ever I went abroad, I desired wisdom openly in my prayer.
Daniel 1:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4250, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 10 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4250 FAQ

What does prin (πρίν) mean?

Prin (Strong's G4250) is a Greek word most simply glossed "ere". prin (prin') adv. 1. prior, sooner [adverb from G4253]

How many times is prin (πρίν) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 67 linked usages for Strong's G4250 across 26 books.

Where can I study prin (πρίν) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4250 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate prin (πρίν)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as before and ere. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4250 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 26 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 27 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4250, with linked reader references where each row is available.