Strong G4406πρώϊμος
early rain
- Transliteration
- prōimos
- Pronunciation
- pro'-ee-mos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G4404; dawning that is (by analogy) autumnal (showering the first of the rainy season): - early.
Detailed definition
πρώϊμος, see: πρόϊμος.
πρόϊμος (Rec. πρώ-, of which προ- is a late form; see Bl., § 6, 4; WH, App., 152), -ον,
[in LXX: Deu.11:14 (יוֹרֶה), etc.;]
= the more common πρώιος (which see),
early: of rain (as most frequently in LXX), Jas.5:7.†
(AS)
πρόϊμος (Rec. πρώ-, of which προ- is a late form; see Bl., § 6, 4; WH, App., 152), -ον,
[in LXX: Deu.11:14 (יוֹרֶה), etc.;]
= the more common πρώιος (which see),
early: of rain (as most frequently in LXX), Jas.5:7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4406 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- early1
First verses
- James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πρώϊμος, ον,
Ionic dialect πρόϊμος conjecture in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Fragmenta” 482 (“Hermes” 24.453))]:— early, of fruits, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 17.4, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 924b5, “OGI” 56.68 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC))]; of winter, [Refs (“Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.172)]; ὥρη Call.[same place]; also, born early, ἄρνες [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 771.10 (3rd c.BC).)]
2 metaphorically, precocious, π. πονηρία [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Metrodorus Epigrammaticus “fragment” 56)]. adverb comparative -ώτερον[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 27.25 (2nd c.BC).)]
Ionic dialect πρόϊμος conjecture in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Fragmenta” 482 (“Hermes” 24.453))]:— early, of fruits, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 17.4, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 924b5, “OGI” 56.68 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC))]; of winter, [Refs (“Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.172)]; ὥρη Call.[same place]; also, born early, ἄρνες [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 771.10 (3rd c.BC).)]
2 metaphorically, precocious, π. πονηρία [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Metrodorus Epigrammaticus “fragment” 56)]. adverb comparative -ώτερον[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 27.25 (2nd c.BC).)]