What does πρό · καταβολή · κόσμος mean in the Bible?
πρό · καταβολή · κόσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "before the foundation of the world".
Greek · G4253, G2602, G2889
πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου
Before · beginning · world
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πρό G4253 before
Pronunciation pró
Temporal priority often expresses God's timeless action preceding human history and decision.
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καταβολή G2602 beginning
Pronunciation katabolḗ
Foundation of the world; the primordial laying-down before creation's beginning, emphasizing temporal priority.
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κόσμος G2889 world
Pronunciation kósmos
The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.
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What does πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου (pro katabolēs kosmou) mean in the Bible?
πρό · καταβολή · κόσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "before the foundation of the world".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4253, G2602, G2889?
G4253, G2602, G2889 is connected to 47 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. before the foundation of the world
Source Gloss
before the foundation of the world
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 47
Matt 5:12 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 24:38 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 2:21 · Luke 7:27 · Luke 9:52 · Luke 10:1 · Luke 11:38 · Luke 21:12 · Luke 22:15 · John 1:48 · John 5:7 · John 10:8 47×
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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