G4387–πρότερος–proteros

What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

πρότερον; proteron “before?”

Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,

πρότερον, proteron “former”

Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?

πρότερον proteron “before”

And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

πρότερον proteron “previously”

But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;

πρότερον, proteron “first,”

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

προτέραν proteran “former”