Acts 25:16:12Acts.25.16.W12TAB
πρὶν
prin
“before”
- Transliteration
- prin
- Extended
- prihn
- IPA
- /prin/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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prin
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pros hous a-pe-KRI-thên HO-ti ouk ES-tin E-thos rhō-ma-I-ois kha-RI-dzeS-THAI TI-na AN-thrō-pon prin ê ho ka-tê-go-ROU-me-nos ka-TA PRO-sō-pon E-khoi tous ka-tê-GO-rous TO-pon te a-po-lo-GI-as LA-boi pe-RI tou en-KLÊ-ma-tos
Exegesis
The temporal conjunction prin ē {πρὶν ἢ | prìn ē} ‘before’ introduces a prior condition leading to two subjunctive verbs: echoi {ἔχοι | échoi} ‘he should have’ and laboi {λάβοι | láboi} ‘he should receive’, with the nominative kategoroumenos {κατηγορούμενος | katēgoróumenos} ‘the accused’ placed before for emphasis.
In context — Acts 25:16
I answered them that it is not the custom for Romans to hand over any person as a favor before the accused has his accusers face to face and has received an opportunity for a defense concerning the accusation.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 25:16, so the Greek word πρὶν (prin) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.25.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.16.W12.S1) and character.