Strong G4404πρωΐ
early
- Transliteration
- prōi
- Pronunciation
- pro-ee'
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Adverb from G4253; at dawn; by implication the day break watch: - early (in the morning) (in the) morning.
Detailed definition
πρωί (Rec. πρωΐ),
adv. (πρό), [in LXX chiefly for בֹּקֶר;]
in the morning, early: Mat.16:3 (R, txt.) Mat.21:18, Mrk.1:35 11:20 13:35 15:1, Jhn.18:28 20:1; λίαν π., Mrk.16:2; ἅμα π., Mat.20:1; ἀπὸ π. (cf. ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν, Exo.18:13), Act.28:23.†
(AS)
adv. (πρό), [in LXX chiefly for בֹּקֶר;]
in the morning, early: Mat.16:3 (R, txt.) Mat.21:18, Mrk.1:35 11:20 13:35 15:1, Jhn.18:28 20:1; λίαν π., Mrk.16:2; ἅμα π., Mat.20:1; ἀπὸ π. (cf. ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν, Exo.18:13), Act.28:23.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4404 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- morning8
- early2
First verses
- Matthew 16:3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
- Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
- Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
- Mark 11:20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
- Mark 13:35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
- Mark 15:1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
- Mark 16:2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
- Mark 16:9Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
- John 20:1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
- Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
πρωΐ [ῐ],
Attic dialect πρῴ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ((Hdn.Gr. 1.494, Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 132, etc.), though codices commonly give πρῶϊ, πρωΐ, or πρῷ)]: adverb: (πρό):— early in the day, at morn, opposed to ὀψέ (accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 9)], the forenoon, between ἀνατολή and μεσημβρία), πρωῒ (variant{πρῶϊ}) ὑπηοῖοι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.530, +others: with _genitive_, πρωῒ ἔτι τῆς ἡμέρης 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.101; ἑκάστης ἡμέρας τὸ πρῴ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.30, compare “PSI” 3.402.10 (3rd c.BC): also πρῲ πάνυ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 104)]; πρῲ τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ early next morning, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.16; τὸ πρωῒ LXX.Gen.19.27; ἅμα πρωΐ NT.Matt.20.1; ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας NT.Act.28.23.)]
2 generally, betimes, early, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 461, “fragment” 204, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 132, etc.: with _genitive_, πρωῒ τοῦ ἦρος, τοῦ θέρεος, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 1.1, 2.)]
3 ={πρὸ καιροῦ} [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista “Praeparatio Sophistica” p.106 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus))], too soon, too early, πρῴ γε στενάζεις (variant{πρό}) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 696; δέδοικα γὰρ μὴ πρῲ λέγοις ἄν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 631; πρῲ ἐσβαλόντες, καὶ τοῦ σίτου ἔτι χλωροῦ ὄντος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.6, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 135c.— _comparative_ and _superlative_ πρωΐτερον (or πρῴτερον), πρωΐτατα (or πρῴτατα) are found in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.19, 39, 8.101, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Indica” 26.4, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor “Orationes” 47 (23). 35, 51(27).51, variant in 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 2.1.6, 2.3.2, 6.8.13, +others)]; but usually πρωϊαίτερον (or πρῳαίτερον), πρωϊαίτατα (or πρῳαίτατα), Hp. [prev. cited] (variant), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 59d, 59e, “Tht.” 150e, “Prt.” 326c, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.8.9, etc.)]
Attic dialect πρῴ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ((Hdn.Gr. 1.494, Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 132, etc.), though codices commonly give πρῶϊ, πρωΐ, or πρῷ)]: adverb: (πρό):— early in the day, at morn, opposed to ὀψέ (accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Signis Tempestatum” 9)], the forenoon, between ἀνατολή and μεσημβρία), πρωῒ (variant{πρῶϊ}) ὑπηοῖοι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.530, +others: with _genitive_, πρωῒ ἔτι τῆς ἡμέρης 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.101; ἑκάστης ἡμέρας τὸ πρῴ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.30, compare “PSI” 3.402.10 (3rd c.BC): also πρῲ πάνυ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 104)]; πρῲ τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ early next morning, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.16; τὸ πρωῒ LXX.Gen.19.27; ἅμα πρωΐ NT.Matt.20.1; ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας NT.Act.28.23.)]
2 generally, betimes, early, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 461, “fragment” 204, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 132, etc.: with _genitive_, πρωῒ τοῦ ἦρος, τοῦ θέρεος, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 1.1, 2.)]
3 ={πρὸ καιροῦ} [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista “Praeparatio Sophistica” p.106 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus))], too soon, too early, πρῴ γε στενάζεις (variant{πρό}) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 696; δέδοικα γὰρ μὴ πρῲ λέγοις ἄν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 631; πρῲ ἐσβαλόντες, καὶ τοῦ σίτου ἔτι χλωροῦ ὄντος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.6, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 135c.— _comparative_ and _superlative_ πρωΐτερον (or πρῴτερον), πρωΐτατα (or πρῴτατα) are found in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.19, 39, 8.101, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Indica” 26.4, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor “Orationes” 47 (23). 35, 51(27).51, variant in 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 2.1.6, 2.3.2, 6.8.13, +others)]; but usually πρωϊαίτερον (or πρῳαίτερον), πρωϊαίτατα (or πρῳαίτατα), Hp. [prev. cited] (variant), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 59d, 59e, “Tht.” 150e, “Prt.” 326c, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.8.9, etc.)]