Proÿpárchō — G4391
G4391 · Greek — προϋπάρχω
Pronunciation: pro-oop-ar'-kho
Definition
verb
to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously
- to be before, exist previously
Usually translated as
be before, be beforetime
Origin
from G4253 and G5225
Occurrences
Proÿpárchō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1)
- Luke 23:12 — And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before (προϋπῆρχον) they were at enmity between themselves.
- Acts 8:9 — But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime (προϋπῆρχεν) in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Strong's Lexicon — P