before

Greek Preposition

ἔμ-προσθεν adv. of place (in cl. also of time), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי;] 1) adverbially, before, in front: Luk.19:28; εἰς τὸ ἔ, Luk.19:4; opposite to ὄπισθεν, Rev.4:6; opposite to τὰ ὀπίσω, τὰ ἔ, Php.3:13. 2) As prep, before; (a) in front of: Mat.5:24 6:2 7:6 11:10 27:29, Luk.5:19 7:27 14:2, Jhn.3:28 10:4, Rev.19:10 22:8; (b) in the presence of: Mat.27:11, Gal.2:14, 1Th.1:3 2:19 3:9 3:13; ὁμολουεῖν, ἀρνεῖσθαι (Dalman, Words, 210), Mat.10:32, 36 26:70, Luk.12:8; in forensic sense, Mat.25:32 27:11, Luk.21:36, Act.18:17, 2Co.5:10, 1Th.2:19, I Jn 3:19; εὐδοκία (θέλημά) ἐστι ἔ. θεοῦ (a targumic formula; Dalman, Words, 211), Mat.11:26 18:14, Luk.10:21; (with) in the sight of: Mat.5:16 6:1 17:2 23:14, Mrk.2:12 9:2, Luk.19:27, Jhn.12:37, Act.10:4; (d) of rank and dignity (Dem, Plat, al; LXX, Gen.48:20): Jhn.1:15, 30. (AS)

before

Greek Preposition

ἔμπροσθ-εν, sometimes also ἔμπροσθε [Refs 8th c.BC+]. I) adverb, I.1) of Place, before, in front, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ and τὰ ἔ. the front, the foreside, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὸ ἔ. forwards, [Refs]; στὰς ἐκ τοῦ ἔ. in front, opposite, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) of Time, before, of old, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἔ. [Refs]; οἱ ἔ. our ancestors, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) as preposition with genitive, before, in front of, II.1) of Place, ἐ. αὐτῆς (i.e. τῆς νηός) [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) of Time, ἔ. ταύτης (i.e. τῆς γνώμης) [Refs]; ἔ. εἶναι τῶν πραγμάτων to be beforehand with events, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.3) of Degree, ἔ. τοῦ δικαίου preferred before justice, [Refs]

Greek

Adverb

in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time); against, at, before, (in presence, sight) of; from g1722 (ἐν) and g4314 (πρός)