πρὶν [4 verses](adv/conj)"Before" is from prin, which means "before", "until," "sooner", "formerly," and "hitherto."  - "Before" is an uncommon Greek adverb that means "before", "until," "sooner", "formerly," and "hitherto." This verb means "until" with a finite verb and "before" with an infinitive. Jesus only used it four times.