XXa-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 (Rom 1:2; 15:4); at other times, for Greek adverb pote, "at some time," "once" (Jn 9:13; 1 Pet 3:5; Col 3:7).