Bible Dictionary
AFORE
Afore is an old word meaning before or formerly. It appears especially in expressions such as “aforetime” and “aforehand.”
Definition
Afore is an archaic English word meaning before in time or formerly. It commonly appears in compounds such as “aforetime” and “aforehand.”
Biblical Usage
In the New Testament it translates expressions meaning beforehand, formerly, or at some earlier time.
Historical Background
The word is an older English form and often represents the Greek prefix pro or the adverb meaning “once” or “at some time.”
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-for': Archaic for "before" of time, or "formerly"; frequently occurs as compound, as in "aforetime," "aforehand," etc.; in the New Testament most commonly for the Greek prefix, pro, in compound words (Ro 1:2; 15:4); at other times, for Greek adverb pote, "at some time," "once" (Joh 9:13; 1Pe 3:5; Col 3:7).</p>