1 | Strong's Number: g4274 | Greek: prodromos |
Forerunner:
an adjective signifying "running forward, going in advance," is used as a noun, of "those who were sent before to take observations," acting as scouts, especially in military matters; or of "one sent before a king" to see that the way was prepared, Isa 40:3; (cp. Luk 9:52; and, of John the Baptist, Mat 11:10, etc). In the NT it is said of Christ in Hbr 6:20, as going in advance of His followers who are to be where He is, when He comes to receive them to Himself. In the Sept., Num 13:21, "forerunners (of the grape);" Isa 28:4, "an early (fig)."
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