"morning, the morning hour, Mt. 27:1; Jn. 21:4*"
Definition and meaning
morning, the morning hour, Mt. 27:1; Jn. 21:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: πρωία
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of proia (G4405) across the King James Bible.
Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
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Common questions
Strong's G4405 (proia) is a Greek word that means: morning, the morning hour, Mt. 27:1; Jn. 21:4* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word proia (G4405) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4405 is proia, a Greek word defined as: morning, the morning hour, Mt. 27:1; Jn. 21:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.