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adverb

prōi

Greekπρωΐ (prōi)

Strong’sG4404

early in the morning, at dawn

stem prōi-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books

Translated as

in the morning5×early3×morning2×early in the morning1×early morning1×

What it means

πρωί (Rec. πρωΐ),

adv.

(< πρό), [in LXX chiefly for בֹּקֶר, בַּבֹּקֶר;]

in the morning, early: Mt 16:3 (R, txt.) 21:18, Mk 1:35 11:20 13:35 15:1 16:[9], Jo 18:28 20:1; λίαν π., Mk 16:2; ἅμα π., Mt 20:1; ἀπὸ π. (cf. ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν, Ex 18:13), Ac 28:23.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4404 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpro-ee'

at dawn; by implication, the day-break watch

Fromadverb from G4253;

King Jamesearly (in the morning), (in the) morning.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Words built on the same stem

prōias — πρωΐα, early morning

Where it appears

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

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Matthew 16:3“in the morning”kai prōi; Sēmeron cheimōnos, purrazatō gar stugnazarōtos tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō diakrinarō, teim de sēmeim toiu kairoiu ouk dunevō.and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.

Matthew 20:1“early in the morning”Homoias gar atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos exerchata hama prōi misthera ergatoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Mark 1:35“in the morning”Kai prōi ennucheim liōs anistanaratos exerchata kai aperchata eis erēmon topon kakei proseuchete.Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.

Mark 11:20“in the morning”Kai paraporeuerōtois prōi horala tan sukan xērainirētan ek rizaiu.As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.

Mark 13:35“in the morning”grēgoravōr oun, ouk oidavē gar pote tos kurios tau oikiau erchetō, ē opse ē mesonuktiem ē alektorofōniau ē prōi,Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return — whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

Mark 15:1“morning”Kai euthuos prōi sumbouliem poiaratois tois archierevois meta toiu presbuteroiu kai grammatevoiu kai holem tem sunedriem daratois ton Iēsun apoferala kai paradōala Pilato.Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

Mark 16:2“early”kai liōs prōi ta hena teiu sabbateiu erchelō epi tem mnēmeiem anatellaratou tou hēliou.Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.

Mark 16:9“early”Anistanaratos de prōi prōta sabbateu fainita prōtem Maria ta Magdalēna, para hau ekballatelē hepta daimoneim.Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

John 18:28“early morning”Agalō oun ton Iēsun apo tou Kaiafaou eis tem praitōriem; ate de prōi; kai autois ouk eiserchala eis tem praitōriem, hina mē miainileia alla esthialeia tem pascha.Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

John 20:1“early”Ta de hena teiu sabbateiu Marias tas Magdalēnas erchetō prōi skotiau ēti arōtau eis tem mnēmeiem, kai blepatō ton lithon airirēton ek teu mnēmeieu.Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

Acts 28:23“morning”Tasseratois de auto hēmeran hēkale pros auton eis tan xenian polloterois, hoi ektithete diamarturerōtos tan basileian tou theou peitharōtos tē autoin peri tou Iēsu apo tē tou nomou Mōusou kai toiu profētoiu apo prōi heōs hesperau.So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

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Matthew 21:18“in the morning”Prōi de epanagarōtos eis tan politan peinata.In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.