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a -fōr ´: Archaic for "before" of time, or "formerly"; frequently occurs as compound, as in "aforetime," "aforehand," etc.; in the New Testament most commonly for the Greek prefix, πρό , pró , in compound words (Romans 1:2; Romans 15:4 ); at other times, for Greek adverb ποτέ , poté , "at some time," "once" (John 9:13; 1 Peter 3:5; Colossians 3:7 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Afore'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/afore.html. 1915.
 
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