What does πρίν · Ἀβραάμ · γίνομαι · ἐγώ · εἰμί mean in the Bible?
πρίν · Ἀβραάμ · γίνομαι · ἐγώ · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "prior, sooner".
Greek · G4250, G11, G1096, G1473, G1510
πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγώ εἰμι
Prior, sooner · Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch · to be · :--I, me. · I exist (used only when emphatic)
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πρίν G4250 prior, sooner
Pronunciation prín
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Ἀβραάμ G11 Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
Pronunciation Abraám
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γίνομαι G1096 to be
Pronunciation gínomai
Denotes coming into being or becoming, not static existence; emphasizes transition and change rather than mere state.
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ἐγώ G1473 :--I, me.
Pronunciation egṓ
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εἰμί G1510 I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciation eimí
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What does πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγώ εἰμι (prin Abraam genesthai egō eimi) mean in the Bible?
πρίν · Ἀβραάμ · γίνομαι · ἐγώ · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "prior, sooner".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4250, G11, G1096, G1473, G1510?
G4250, G11, G1096, G1473, G1510 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. prior, sooner
Strong's G4250, G11, G1096, G1473, G1510
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Word forms 2 forms 13 references Source Gloss
prior, sooner
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 13
Mark 14:30 · Luke 2:26 · John 4:49 · John 8:58 · Acts 2:20 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 25:16 7×
Matt 1:18 · Matt 26:34 · Matt 26:75 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 22:61 · John 14:29 6×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 389 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 296 present 45 perfect 37 future 6 imperfect 3 pluperfect 2
Voice
middle 336 active 39 passive 14
Mood
indicative 222 participle 88 infinitive 29 subjunctive 25 optative 16 imperative 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:22 γέγονεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 5:18 γένηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:10 γενηθήτω aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 7:28 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 8:13 γενηθήτω aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 8:16 γενομένης aorist middle participle participle Matthew 8:24 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 8:26 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 9:10 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 9:16 γίνεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:29 γενηθήτω aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 11:1 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 11:20 ἐγένοντο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 11:21 ἐγένοντο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 11:21 γενόμεναι aorist middle participle participle Matthew 11:23 ἐγενήθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 11:23 γενόμεναι aorist middle participle participle Matthew 13:21 γενομένης aorist middle participle participle Matthew 13:53 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 14:15 γενομένης aorist middle participle participle Matthew 14:23 γενομένης aorist middle participle participle Matthew 14:6 γενομένοις aorist middle participle participle Matthew 15:28 γενηθήτω aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 16:2 γενομένης aorist middle participle participle Matthew 18:13 γένηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:19 γενήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 18:31 γενόμενα aorist middle participle participle Matthew 18:31 γενόμενα aorist middle participle participle Matthew 19:1 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 19:8 γέγονεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 20:8 γενομένης aorist middle participle participle Matthew 21:19 γένηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 21:21 γενήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 21:4 γέγονεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 21:42 ἐγενήθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 21:42 ἐγένετο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 23:15 γένηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:20 γένηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:21 γέγονεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:21 γένηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive
+349 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγώ εἰμι is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain