πρό

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go over, through, very, exceedingly”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pró/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pro/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /pro/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /pro/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pɾo/

Preposition

πρό

1. “fore”, that is, in front of, prior (figuratively superior) to.
   • In compounds it retains the same significations:
   • above, ago, before, or ever.

References

• Strong's Concordance number: G4253