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πρηνής
prēnēs
G4248
G:A Greek

headlong

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prenes describes the manner of a fall in Acts 1:18, where a man falls forward and bursts open.

The attested use describes a man's forward, headlong manner of falling before he bursts open in Acts 1:18.

Senses in use

  1. Forward manner of falling · dominant

    In Acts 1:18, the nominative singular masculine adjective occurs with the falling action; the APB renders the clause "and falling headlong he burst open in the midst," presenting the term as the manner of the fall.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 1:18, the APB presents the term in the phrase "falling headlong." This wording confirms the clause's overall depiction rather than establishing a finer distinction.

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