Strong's Lexicon
prói: Early, early in the morning
Original Word:πρωΐ
Part of Speech:Adverb
Transliteration:prói
Pronunciation:pro-ee'
Phonetic Spelling:(pro-ee')
Definition:Early, early in the morning
Meaning:early in the morning, at dawn.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek word "πρωΐα" (prōïa), meaning "morning."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is "בֹּקֶר" (boqer), Strong's Hebrew 1242, which also means "morning" or "dawn."
Usage:The Greek adverb "prói" is used to denote the early part of the day, often referring to the time just after sunrise. It is typically used in the New Testament to describe events that occur early in the morning, emphasizing the beginning of a new day or the promptness of an action.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman world, the day was often divided into segments, with the morning being a significant time for starting daily activities. The early morning was associated with freshness, new beginnings, and the opportunity to engage in work or worship. In Jewish culture, morning prayers and sacrifices were an integral part of religious life, and the early morning was a time for seeking God’s presence and guidance.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originadverb from
proDefinitionearly
NASB Translationearly (4), early morning (1), morning (7).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4404: πρωΐ´πρωΐ´ (
WHπρωι< (cf. Iota, at the end)) (Attic
πρώ (cf.
Winer's Grammar, § 5, 4 d.)), adverb (from
πρό), from
Homer down, the
Sept. often for
בֹּקֶר,
in the morning, early (opposed to
ὀψέ):
John 18:28GLTTrWH;
Matthew 16:3 (opposed here to
ὀψίαςγενομένης (but
T brackets;
WH reject the passage)); (
Matthew 21:18TTr text
WH);
Mark 1:35;
Mark 11:20;
Mark 16:9; (
πρωι<,
σκοτίαςἔτιοὔσης,
John 20:1);
λίανπρωι<, followed (in
RG) by a genitive of the day (cf. Kühner, § 414, 5 c.
β'. ii., p. 292),
Mark 16:2;
ἅμαπρωι<,
Matthew 20:1;
ἐπίτόπρωι<,
Mark 15:1 (
RG);
ἀπόπρωι<ἕωςἑσπέρας,
Acts 28:23. Used specifically of the fourth watch of the night, i. e. the time from 3 o'clock in the morning until 6, according to our reckoning ((cf.
B. D. under the word
)),Mark 13:35.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
early, morning.Adverb frompro; at dawn; by implication, the day-break watch -- early (in the morning), (in the) morning.
see GREEKpro
Forms and Transliterations
πρωι πρωί πρωὶ πρωϊ πρωΐ πρωῒ πρωϊα πρωϊι το τοπρωϊ τω τωπρωϊ proi proí proì prōi prōí prōìLinks
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