What does πρίν · ἀλέκτωρ · φωνέω mean in the Bible?
πρίν · ἀλέκτωρ · φωνέω is a Greek phrase meaning "prior, sooner".
Greek · G4250, G220, G5455
πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι
Prior, sooner · a cock or male fowl · to call
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πρίν G4250 prior, sooner
Pronunciation prín
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ἀλέκτωρ G220 a cock or male fowl
Pronunciation aléktōr
A rooster whose crow marks Peter's threefold denial of Jesus in all four gospels.
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φωνέω G5455 to call
Pronunciation phōnéō
To call out audibly or summon someone by voice; often emphasizes public proclamation or addressing directly.
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What does πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι (prin alektora phōnēsai) mean in the Bible?
πρίν · ἀλέκτωρ · φωνέω is a Greek phrase meaning "prior, sooner".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4250, G220, G5455?
G4250, G220, G5455 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. prior, sooner
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 43 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 32 present 9 imperfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 42 passive 1
Mood
indicative 25 participle 7 infinitive 7 imperative 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 20:32 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:34 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:74 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:75 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:47 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 1:26 φωνῆσαν aorist active participle participle Mark 9:35 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:49 Φωνήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 10:49 φωνοῦσι present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:49 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:30 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 14:68 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:72 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:72 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 15:35 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:54 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:8 ἐφώνει imperfect active indicative background Luke 14:12 φώνει present active imperative imperative Luke 16:2 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 16:24 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 19:15 φωνηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 22:34 φωνήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 22:60 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 22:61 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 23:46 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle John 1:48 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 2:9 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 4:16 φώνησον aorist active imperative imperative John 9:18 ἐφώνησαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:24 Ἐφώνησαν aorist active indicative completed John 10:3 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 11:28 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 11:28 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 12:17 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 13:13 φωνεῖτέ present active indicative ongoing John 13:38 φωνήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 18:27 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 18:33 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:41 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 10:18 φωνήσαντες aorist active participle participle
+3 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 ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι is built from this root:
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