προϋπῆρχον

prouperchon

had been

from πρό and ὑπάρχω; to exist before, i.e. (adverbially) to be or do something previously:--+ be before(-time).

G4391

Luke 23:12 · Word #16

Lexicon G4391

Lemmaπροϋπάρχω
Transliterationproÿpárchō
Strong'sG4391
In-contexthad been
Literalpreviously-existed

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaπροϋπάρχω
Strong'sG4391

SIBI-P1 G4391-02

they were-existing-beforehand

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (ongoing past action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. The imperfect denotes continued existence in past time prior to another event.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the compound sense of πρό (before) and ὑπάρχω (to exist, to be at hand), expressing prior existence. The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, is reflected by "they were-existing," conveying continuous or ongoing past existence before a reference point.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root προϋπάρχω (to exist beforehand, to be prior in existence, to pre-exist)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G4391-01 prouperchen he/she/it was existing beforehand

Word Usage (2 occurrences of G4391)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Luke 23:12 προϋπῆρχον prouperchon had been
Acts 8:9 προϋπῆρχεν prouperchen had previously been