Afore 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 (Romans 1:2, Romans 15:4); at other times, for Greek adverb pote, "at some time," "once" (John 9:13, 1 Peter 3:5, Colossians 3:7).