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Forefather
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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an adjective, primarily denoting "born before" (pro, "before," and ginomai, "to become"), is used as a noun in the plural, 2 Timothy 1:3 , "forefathers" (in 1 Timothy 5:4 , "parents"). See PARENTS.
"a forefather" (pro, "before," pater, "a father"), is used of Abraham in Romans 4:1 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Forefather'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/f/forefather.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Forefather'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/f/forefather.html. 1940.
