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πρόδρομος

MainId: 004174000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4274

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004174001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: adjc.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: πρόδρομος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ον

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'τρέχω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004174001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 36.9

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Guide, Discipline, Follow

      LEXSubDomains: Guide, Lead

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-12-16 14:06:37

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of πρόδρομος ‘one who runs on ahead,’ not occurring in the NT) one who undergoes an experience in advance of others

         Glosses: forerunner

         Comments: In rendering πρόδρομος in {S:05800602000004} it is important to avoid an expression which would suggest that Jesus simply ‘ran on ahead.’ The implication of πρόδρομος in this type of context is that of a precursor, that is to say, one who goes on ahead in order to show the way or to pioneer on behalf of someone else. {S:05800602000004} may therefore be rendered as ‘Jesus went on ahead of us in there for our benefit.’

      LEXReferences: HEB 6:20