4248. prénés
Strong's Lexicon
prénés: Face down, prone

Original Word: πρηνής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: prénés
Pronunciation: pray-NAYS
Phonetic Spelling: (pray-nace')
Definition: Face down, prone
Meaning: falling headlong, prone.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root "πρός" (pros), meaning "toward" or "forward."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "prénés," the concept of prostration is present in Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew word "שָׁחָה" (shachah, Strong's H7812) is often used to describe bowing down or prostrating oneself in worship or submission.

Usage: The term "prénés" is used to describe a position of being face down or lying prone. In the context of the New Testament, it often conveys a sense of humility, submission, or helplessness. This physical posture can symbolize a spiritual attitude of reverence or desperation before God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the act of lying face down was a common expression of submission or supplication, often seen in contexts of worship or when pleading for mercy. This posture was also used in various religious and cultural rituals to show respect or to seek favor from a deity or a person of higher status.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from a modified form of pro
Definition
headlong
NASB Translation
headlong (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4248: πρηνής

πρηνής, πρηνες (allied with πρό; Vanicek, p. 484), Latinpronus, headlong: Acts 1:18. (Wis. 4:19; 3Macc. 5:43; in Greek writings from Homer down, but in Attic more common πρανής, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 431; (Winer's Grammar, 22).)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
headlong.

From pro; leaning (falling) forward ("prone"), i.e. Head foremost -- headlong.

see GREEK pro

Forms and Transliterations
επρίατο πρηνης πρηνής πρηνὴς πριάσθαι πρίασθαι πριάσθε πρίασθε prenes prenḕs prēnēs prēnḕs
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 1:18 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἀδικίας καὶ πρηνὴς γενόμενος ἐλάκησεν
NAS: and falling headlong, he burst open
KJV: falling headlong, he burst asunder
INT: of unrighteousness and headlong having fallen burst

Strong's Greek 4248
1 Occurrence


πρηνὴς — 1 Occ.

















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