verb

prouparchamō

Greekπροϋπάρχω (prouparchō)

Strong’sG4391

I have been already

stem prouparch-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

before1×previously1×

What it means

** προ-ϋπ-άρχω,

[in LXX: Jb 42:18*;]

1. to be beforehand in.

2. to be before or previously: c. ptcp., Lk 23:12, Ac 8:9.†

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

Strong’s G4391 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpro-oop-ar'-kho

to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously

Fromfrom G4253 and G5225;

King James+ be before(-time).

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

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
prouparchateπροϋπῆρχεν	was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	previously	1×
prouparchaleπροϋπῆρχον	was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural	before	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	prouparchamō	prouparchame	prouparchami	prouparchama	prouparchamē	prouparchamelē
you 2nd person singular	prouparchasō	prouparchase	prouparchasi	prouparchasa	prouparchasē	prouparchaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prouparchatō	prouparchate1×προϋπῆρχεν	prouparchati	prouparchata	prouparchatē	prouparchatelē
we 1st person plural	prouparchanō	prouparchane	prouparchani	prouparchana	prouparchanē	prouparchanelē
ye 2nd person plural	prouparchavō	prouparchave	prouparchavi	prouparchava	prouparchavē	prouparchavelē
they 3rd person plural	prouparchalō	prouparchale1×προϋπῆρχον	prouparchali	prouparchala	prouparchalē	prouparchalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	prouparchameiō	prouparchameia	prouparchameiē
you 2nd person singular	prouparchaseiō	prouparchaseia	prouparchaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prouparchateiō	prouparchateia	prouparchateiē
we 1st person plural	prouparchaneiō	prouparchaneia	prouparchaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	prouparchaveiō	prouparchaveia	prouparchaveiē
they 3rd person plural	prouparchaleiō	prouparchaleia	prouparchaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	prouparchasōr	prouparchasar	prouparchasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prouparchatōr	prouparchatar	prouparchatēr
ye 2nd person plural	prouparchavōr	prouparchavar	prouparchavēr
they 3rd person plural	prouparchalōr	prouparchalar	prouparchalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	prouparchamoiō	prouparchamoia
you 2nd person singular	prouparchasoiō	prouparchasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prouparchatoiō	prouparchatoia
we 1st person plural	prouparchanoiō	prouparchanoia
ye 2nd person plural	prouparchavoiō	prouparchavoia
they 3rd person plural	prouparchaloiō	prouparchaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	prouparcharō	prouparchari	prouparchara	prouparcharē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	prouparcharōtos	prouparcharitos	prouparcharatos	prouparcharētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

prouparchstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

prouparch 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

prouparchate“previously”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 8:9“previously”Anēros de tinos onome Simōnos prouparchate en ta polita mageuarōtos kai existanarōtos tem ethnem tau Samareiau, legarōtos arō tinon heauton megon,Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

prouparchale“before”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 23:12“before”ginela de filois tos tē Hērōdos kai tos Pilatos en auta ta hēmera meta allēloiu; prouparchale gar en echthra arōtois pros heautoin.That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.