πρῶτον, πρῶτος, see: πρότερος A.
Compar.,
πρότερος, -α, -ον, [in LXX for רִאשׁוֹן,לִפָנִים, etc;]
before, of time, place, rank, etc; in NT always of Time,
before, former: Eph.4:22. Adverbially, πρότερον,
before, aforetime, formerly: Jhn.7:50, 2Co.1:15, Heb.4:6; opposite to ἔπειτα, Heb.7:27; τὸ π, Jhn.6:62 9:8, Gal.4:13, 1Ti.1:13; αἱ π. ἡμέραι, Heb.10:32; αἱ π. ἐπιθυμίαι, 1Pe.1:14. (
AS)