Forerunner

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Forerunner - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

John the Baptist went before our Lord in this character (Mark 1:2, 3). Christ so called (Heb. 6:20) as entering before his people into the holy place as their head and guide.

Forerunner - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

FORERUN'NER, n.

1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger.

My elder brothers, my forerunners came.

2. An ancestor or predecessor. Obs.

3. A prognostic; a sign foreshowing something to follow. Certain pains in the head, back and limbs are the forerunners of a fever.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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