Lexical Summary prodromos: a running forward, going in advance Original Word: πρόδρομοςTransliteration: prodromos Phonetic Spelling: (prod'-rom-os) Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: a running forward, going in advance Meaning: a running forward, going in advance Strong's Concordance forerunner. From the alternate of protrecho; a runner ahead, i.e. Scout (figuratively, precursor) -- forerunner. see GREEK protrecho Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4274: πρόδρομοςπρόδρομος, προδρομου, ὁ, ἡ (προτρέχω, προδραμεῖν), a forerunner (especially one who is sent before to take observations or act as spy, a scout, a light-armed soldier; Aeschylus, Herodotus, Thucydides, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, others; cf. Wis. 12:8); one who comes in advance to a place whither the rest are to follow: Hebrews 6:20. |