adjective
prodromos
Greekπρόδρομος (prodromos)
Strong’sG4274
a precursor, forerunner
stem prodrom-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πρό-δρομος, -ον
(< προτρέχω), [in LXX: Nu 13:21 (20), Is 28:4 (בּכר), Wi 12:8*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4274 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidprod'-rom-os
a runner ahead, i.e. scout (figuratively, precursor)
Fromfrom the alternate of G4390;
King Jamesforerunner.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | prodromos1×πρόδρομος | prodromas | prodromem | prodromois | prodromais | prodromeim |
| object accusative | prodromon | prodroman | prodromoin | prodromain | ||
| direct address vocative | prodromor | prodromar | prodromoir | prodromair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | prodromou | prodromau | prodromeu | prodromoiu | prodromaiu | prodromeiu |
| to, for dative | prodromo | prodroma | prodrome | prodromoi | prodromai | prodromei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
prodrom is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
prodromos“forerunner”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 6:20“forerunner”hopou prodromos huper nu eiserchata Iēsus, kata tan taxian Melchisedek archierevos gineratos eis ton aiōnon.where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.