drawn+original

πρίν (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX) lit. an adv. of time ‘before, formerly’, then a marker of a point of time prior to another point of time, before

ⓐ as temporal conjunction (the ms. tradition oft. varies betw. πρίν, which is predom. Attic, and πρὶν ἤ [s. ἤ 2d], which is Ionic [Schwyzer II 313], and predominates in the Koine [Schwyzer II 656]).

α. w. the aor. subj. (Plut., Caes. 735 [58, 2]; Lucian, Ver. Hist. 2, 18) or opt. (B-D-F §383, 3; Rob. 977) πρὶν ἀκουσθῶσι τὰ ῥήματα Hs 5, 7, 3. Lk 2:26 is text-critically uncertain πρὶν ἢ ἂν ἴδῃ, but ἤ is omitted (cp. Cyr.-Ins. 123 πρὶν ἄν w. aor. subj.) as well as ἄν in some mss., and one v.l. has ἕως ἂν ἴδῃ. Likew. in 22:34 ἕως, ἕως οὗ, ἕως ὅτου are also attested instead of πρὶν ἤ; the corrector has been at work in all these passages, so that the original rdg. can no longer be determined w. certainty.—Only once w. the opt., in indirect discourse after a past tense (B-D-F §386, 4; Rob. 970) πρὶν ἢ ὁ κατηγορούμενος ἔχοι Ac 25:16 (cp. Jos., Ant. 20, 210).

β. foll. by the acc. and the aor. inf. (B-D-F §395; Rob. 977.—Plut., Lysander 448 [27, 1] πρὶν ἐπανελθεῖν τὸν Ἀγησίλαον; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 20, 16 πρίν; Jos., Ant. 11, 1 πρὶν ἤ) Mt 1:18 (πρὶν ἤ); J 8:58; Ac 7:2 (πρὶν ἤ); 1 Cl 38:3: Dg 2:3 (πρὶν ἤ); 8:1; Hs 9, 16, 3. Also of future things (Arrian, Ind. 24, 6 πρὶν ταχθῆναι τὴν φάλαγγα=before the phalanx will have been drawn up) πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι before the cock will have crowed Mt 26:34, 75; Mk 14:30 (πρὶν ἤ), 72; Lk 22:61. Cp. J 4:49; Ac 2:20 (Jo 3:4); Hs 9, 26, 6.—Without the acc., which is understood fr. the context (Menand., Epitr. 264 S. [88 Kö.]; 508 S. [332 Kö.]; Diod S 13, 10, 1; 14, 52, 1; Chion, Ep. 4, 4; Ps.-Apollod. 3, 3, 2; Jos., Bell. 6, 213; Just., A I, 4, 4) J 14:29; Hv 3, 1, 3.

ⓑ funct. as prep. w. gen. (since Pind., P. 4, 43, also Plut., Mor. 883b; Arrian, Anab. 3, 18, 6; PGM 7, 418; 420 πρὶν ἡλίου ἀνατολῆς; En 14:6; Jos., Ant. 4, 269 πρὶν ἡλίου δυσμῶν; Sus 35a LXX=42 Theod.; for contrast w. πρότερον cp. the epitath οὐ τὸ θανεῖν ἄλγεινόν, ἐπεὶ τό γε Μοῖρʼ ἐπέκλωσεν, | ἀλλὰ πρὶν ἡλικίας καὶ γονέων πρότερον EpigrAnat 13, ’89, 128f, no. 2=dying is not itself to be deplored, for Fate decrees it so, but when before one comes of age and then before one’s parents) πρὶν ἀλεκτοροφωνίας Mt 26:34 v.l.; πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ ἐγὼ εἰμί J 8:58 v.l.—Even πρίν w. the acc. occurs as v.l. πρὶν τὸ πάσχα J 11:55 D; πρὶν σάββατον Mk 15:42 D (cp. B-D-F §395 app.; JWackernagel, Syntax II² 1928, 215).—ATschuschke, De πρίν particulae apud scriptores aet. August. prosaicos usu, diss. Bresl. 1913.—DELG. M-M.

ἀρέσκω impf. ἤρεσκον; fut. ἀρέσω; 1 aor. ἤρεσα. Mid. impf. ἠρέσκετο (Tat. 2, 1) (s. ἀρεσκεία; Hom.+). In Gk. lit. ἀ. is used in a variety of senses ranging from conciliatory action (s. Od. 22, 55, of satisfaction pledged to Odysseus) to undertaking of civic responsibility that meets with public approval (s. 2 below). Most oft. w. dat. of pers.

① to act in a fawning manner, win favor, please, flatter, w. focus on the winning of approval (Aristot., EN 2, 7, 13; 4, 6, 1; Theophr., Char. 5 [e.g. in a dispute the flatterer endeavors to please friend and foe alike; and he will tell foreigners that they speak with greater sense of justice than do his fellow citizens]. That the original sense of basic civility in human relations [s. 2a below] suffered debasement is affirmed by Anaxandrides Com., cited Athen. 6, 255b: τὸ γαρ κολακεύειν νῦν ἀρέσκειν ὄνομʼ ἔχει ‘flattery’ is now called ‘being accommodating’; s. ἀνθρωπαρεσκέω, ἀνθρωπάρεσκος) ἀνθρώποις (Pla., Ep. 4, 321b; Simplicius in Epict. p. 118, 30 ἀρέσκειν ἀνθρώποις βουλόμενος) Gal 1:10ab (conative impf.); 1 Th 2:4 here in both a neg. and a positive sense: ‘flattering’ humans, but ‘pleasing’ God (in the sense of 2 below), who tests (δοκιμάζω) for motivation.

② to give pleasure/satisfaction, please, accommodate.

ⓐ a favored term in the reciprocity-conscious Mediterranean world, and frequently used in honorary documents to express interest in accommodating others by meeting their needs or carrying out important obligations. Oft. almost serve Nägeli 40. The use of the term in a good sense in our lit. contributes a tone of special worth and diginity to some of the relationships that are depicted. τινί someone τῷ πλησίον Ro 15:2 (w. τὸ ἀγαθόν and οἰκοδομή as decisive semantic components); cp. Hs 5, 2, 7 a servant doing good work. Lord/God ἀ. τ. κυρίῳ 1 Cor 7:32; 1 Th 4:1; inability to do so Ro 8:8; cp. 1 Th 2:15; rather than humans 1 Th 2:4 (s. 1 above); IRo 2:1 (note the semantic problem cited 1 above). God/Lord as commander (military imagery) IPol 6:2; cp. 2 Ti 2:4.—Concern for a broad public is a common theme in honorary documents (e.g. OGI 339, 29f; s. Danker, Benefactor 336f) and other lit. (cp. Demosth., Ep. 3, 27 πᾶσιν ἀ.; Ath. 26:1 τοῖς πολλοῖς ἀρέσκοντες θεοί) πάντα πᾶσιν ἀ. in everything I endeavor to please all, i.e. without deference to one at the expense of another, 1 Cor 10:33 (w. σύμφορον, q.v., along w. συμφέρω, for cultural significance); sim. κατὰ πάντα τρόπον πᾶσιν ἀ. ITr 2:3. (Cp. the negative appraisal 1 Th 2:15.)—Sacrifice of self-interest is a major component of the foregoing theme, hence the caution μὴ ἑαυτῷ ἀ. Ro 15:1, and the exhibition of Jesus as role model vs. 3; cp. 2 Cl 13:1 (w. ἀνθρωπάρεσκος s. 1 above); Hs 9, 22, 1; in a marriage relationship, wife or husband ἀ. τ. γυναικί 1 Cor 7:33; ἀ. τ. ἄνδρι vs. 34.

ⓑ of pleasure (without any suggestion of mere amusement) as a condition generated by an action (cp. POxy 1153, 25 ἐὰν αὐτῷ ἀρέσκῃ; PGiss 20, 15). A fine line cannot always be drawn between a focus on endeavor to please and focus on the impact of pleasure produced by the activity. Some of the pass. cited in 2a may equally belong here and some of those included here could be cited above. But the gener. sense in those that follow is satisfaction produced by the behavior of another please God ἀ. θεῷ (Theopomp. [IV B.C.]: 115 Fgm. 344 Jac. τ. θεοῖς ἀ. here the concern is to meet divine expectations; Num 23:27; Ps 68:32; Mal 3:4; Jos., Ant. 6, 164; 13, 289) Ro 8:8; 1 Th 2:15; cp. Hs 5, 2, 7; ἀ. τ. κυρίῳ 1 Cor 7:32 (on these four last pass. s. also a above); 1 Cl 52, 2 (Ps 68, 32); wife/husband 1 Cor 7:33f (s. a above); 2 Ti 2:4; Herod Mt 14:6; Mk 6:22. W. focus on someth. that provides pleasure (Ael. Aristid. 46, 380 D.: θεοῖς ἀρέσκοντα) Hv 1, 4, 2; Hs 5, 6, 6. ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον (for בְּעֵינֵי or לִפְנֵי) τοῦ πλήθους (= τῷ πλήθει) the saying pleased the whole group (cp. 2 Ch 30:4; 1 Macc 6:60; 8:21; Jos., Vi. 238) Ac 6:5 (B-D-F §4, p. 4, 5; 187, 2; 214, 6).—Salome, daughter of Herodias, pleases Herod and his company, and in keeping w. Mediterranean reciprocity system receives her award, in this instance a grisly one Mt 14:6; Mk 6:22.—Implied, i.e. impers. (Philo, Aet. M. 87; Jos., Ant. 14, 205; 207) ἀρέσκει μοι it pleases me (=mihi placet) w. inf. foll. (Hdt. 8, 19; Josh 24:15; 1 Macc 14:23; 15:19; Jos., Ant. 14, 352) Hm 6, 1, 5.—B. 1099. DELG. M-M. TW. Sv.