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Koine Greek wordlink #131991

ἔμπροσθενPhp 3

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Other uses (3) of identical word form ἔμπροσθεν (D-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔμπροσθεν’ (D-···) is always and only glossed as ‘ahead’.

Luke 19:4 ‘and having run_ahead ahead he went_uphill in a sycamore_tree’ SR GNT Luke 19:4 word 7

OET-LV: 4And having_run_ahead ahead, he_went_up in a_sycamore_tree, in_order_that he_may_see him, because he_was_going to_be_passing_through of_that way.   (LUK_19:4)

OET-RV: 4so he ran along ahead of the crowd and climbed a sycamore tree so that he could see Yeshua as he walked past. (LUK 19:4)

Luke 19:28 ‘having said these things he was going ahead going_uphill to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim)’ SR GNT Luke 19:28 word 5

OET-LV: 28And having_said these things he_was_going ahead going_up to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim).   (LUK_19:28)

OET-RV: 28After he’d said that, Yeshua continued on towards Yerushalem, (LUK 19:28)

Rev 4:6 ‘living_creatures were being_full of eyes ahead and behind’ SR GNT Rev 4:6 word 23

OET-LV: 6and something before the throne was like a_sea glass, similar to_crystal.   And in the_midst of_the throne and around the four, throne living_creatures were, being_full of_eyes ahead and behind.   (REV_4:6)

OET-RV: 6In front of the throne was something like a sea of glass that was as clear as crystal.
¶ Around the throne were four living creatures, covered both front and back with eyes. (REV 4:6)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘emprosthen’ have 2 different glosses: ‘ahead’, ‘before’.

Greek words (1) other than ἔμπροσθεν (D-···) with a gloss related to ‘ahead’

LUKE 19:30κατέναντι (katenanti) D-··· Lemma=katenanti ‘be going into the ahead village in which’ SR GNT Luke 19:30 word 6

OET-LV: 30saying:   Be_going into the village ahead, in which entering_in you_all_will_be_finding a_colt having_been_bound, on which no_one ever of_people sat_down, and having_untied it, bring it.   (LUK_19:30)

OET-RV: 30telling them, “Go on to the next village, and when you enter it, you’ll see a colt that’s never been ridden tied up there. Untie it and bring it here. (LUK 19:30)

Key: D=adverb