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πρότερος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πρότερος

Structure: προτερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pro/teros and prw=tos comp. and Sup. formed from pro/

Sense

  1. (of place) before, in front
  2. (of time) former, earlier
  3. (of rank, worth, and generally of precedence) superior

Examples

  • ΤΕΚΝΟΝ, ἥμαρτεσ, μὴ προσθῇσ μηκέτι καὶ περὶ τῶν προτέρων σου δεήθητι. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 21:1)
  • μὴ εὐλαβοῦ κρίμα θανάτου, μνήσθητι προτέρων σου καὶ ἐσχάτων. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 41:3)
  • ἔσται γὰρ ὁ οὐρανὸσ καινὸσ καὶ ἡ γῆ καινή, καὶ οὐ μὴ μνησθῶσι τῶν προτέρων, οὐδ̓ οὐ μὴ ἐπέλθῃ αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν, (Septuagint, Liber Isaiae 65:17)
  • καὶ περὶ τῶν κεράτων αὐτοῦ τῶν δέκα τῶν ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου τοῦ ἀναβάντοσ καὶ ἐκτινάξαντοσ τῶν προτέρων τρία, κέρασ ἐκεῖνο, ᾧ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα καὶ ἡ ὅρασισ αὐτοῦ μείζων τῶν λοιπῶν. (Septuagint, Prophetia Danielis 7:20)
  • οὔπω νιν ὑπὸ προτέρων ἵππων ἐν ἀγῶνι κατέχρανεν κόνισ πρὸσ τέλοσ ὀρνύμενον· (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 5 4:2)

Synonyms

  1. before

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