prōi · early morning

What it means

prōi (πρωΐ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “early morning”.

In the morning, early.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The first hours of the day, when the light is just beginning.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• early ×8
• morning ×4

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×6
• John×2
• Acts×1

• Matthew 16:3

  And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot discern.

• Matthew 20:1

  For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a master of a house, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

• Matthew 21:18

  Now in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry.

• Mark 1:35

  And very early, while it was still night, he got up and went out and went away to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

• Mark 11:20

  And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

• Mark 13:35

  So keep watch, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or early in the morning;

• Mark 15:1

  And at once, early in the morning, the high priests, having held a council with the elders and scribes and the whole council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

• Mark 16:2

  And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun had risen.

• Mark 16:9

  Longer ending: Now having risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

• John 18:28

  So they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was early. And they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled but could eat the Passover.

• John 20:1

  Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene comes early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and she sees the stone taken away from the tomb.

• Acts 28:23

  And having appointed a day with him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers; to them he explained the matter, solemnly testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.