Quick Definition
πρώϊμος, η, ον Adj dawning, early
Strong's Definition
from 4404; dawning, i.e. (by analogy) autumnal (showering, the first of the rainy season)
KJV Usage: early
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | ὕω (rain)
14.14 · Physical Events and States · Rain
early rain, autumn rain a rain occurring early in the autumn, September or October, in contrast with normal rains occurring in the middle of the winter season See 14.13.
In Palestine the rainy season differs appreciably from what it is in many other parts of the world. In tropical regions north of the Equator, the rains occur primarily from May through October, and in the tropical regions below the Equator, the rains normally occur from November through April. The other seasons of the year are normally quite dry. In Palestine, however, rains occur primarily during the months of November through March, and the summer months are often without rain. Because of this significant difference in the time of rainfall, it may be important to relate the early and late rains not to particular times of the year but to the normal period for rain. For example, the early rains could be ‘rain coming before it is normally expected’ or ‘rain at the beginning of the rainy season,’ and late rains are ‘rains which come later than what one expects’ or ‘rain at the end of the rainy season.’ On the other hand, the contrast may be expressed as ‘rain coming before it should’ or ‘rain coming later than it should.’ It is difficult to relate early and late rains to so-called ‘growing seasons,’ since in the Middle East grains grow primarily during the rainy season and are harvested early in the spring, while fruits and vegetables are grown in the spring and summer with extensive use made of irrigation.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πρόϊμος, See mpwipos. apo-tornpt: 2 aor. inf. προστῆναι; pf. ptep. προεστώς; pres. mid. προΐσταμαι; fr. Hom. Il. 4,156 down; ale in the trans. tenses to set or place before; to set over. ὩΣ in the pf. plpf. and 2 aor. act. and in the pres. and impf. mid. a. to be over, to superintend, preside over, [A.V. rule], (so fr. Hdt. down): 1 Tim. v. 17; with a gen. of the pers. or thing over which one presides, 1 Th. v. 12; 1 Tim. iii. 4 sq. 12. b. to be a protector or guardian; to give aid, (Eur., Dem., Aeschin., Polyb.) : Ro. xii. 8 [(al. with A.V. to rule; cf. Fritzsche ad loc.; Stuart, Com. excurs. xii.) ]. c. to care for, give attention to. w. a gen. of the thing, καλῶν ἔργων, Tit. iii. 8, 14; for exx. fr. prof. writ. see Kypke and Losner; [some (ef. R.V. mrg.) would render these two exx. profess honest occu pations (see ἔργον, 1); but ef. ἔργον, 3 p. 2485 mid. and Field, Otium Norv. pars iii. ad 1. ¢.].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πρόϊμος proimos 1x
also spelled πρώϊμος, early, Jas. 5:7*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πρώϊμος, v.s. πρόϊμος.
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πρόϊμος II. 29417 (A.D. 146) ταῖς συνήθεσι προθεσμίαις, “at the accustomed dates,’’ and P Oxy IV. 724!" (A.D. 155) οὐκ ἐκδέξομαι τὴν προκειμένην προθεσμ[ί)αν, “1 will not wait for the aforesaid limit.’”’ The word is used of ‘‘instalment’’ in P Ryl 11. roo™ (A.D. 238) τὸν φόρον ἀπο]δώσω ὑμῖν ἐν δυσὶ προθεσμί[αις, “1 will deliver the rent to you in two instalments ’”’ (Edd.). Ulva μὴ ἐκπρόθεσμα γένηται, “that they may not be later than the due time ’”’ (Edd.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πρώϊμος (prōimos) — early rain. πρώϊμος, ον, Ionic dialect πρόϊμος conjecture in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:— early, of fruits, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of winter, [Refs]; ὥρη Call.[same place]; also, born early, ἄρνες [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
2. metaphorically, precocious, π. πονηρία [Refs 4th c.AD+]. adverb comparative -ώτερον[Refs 2nd c.BC+]