Prin marks an earlier point or event in relation to what follows in the clause.

Across the supplied verses, πρίν functions as a temporal linker that places an action, event, or state earlier than another stated point: an accused is heard before being handed over, a child may die before help arrives, and predicted denials occur before a rooster crows.

1. Temporal marker of an earlier event or state · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies πρίν/Πρίν as a conjunction or adverb within clauses that set one event before another. In Acts 25:16 the APB renders the accused's opportunity to answer as preceding being handed over; in John 4:49 it places coming down ahead of the child's death; and in Mark 14:30 it places Peter's denial ahead of the rooster's crowing.

   Acts 25:16John 4:49Mark 14:30John 14:29Matthew 1:18Luke 2:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the temporal relation with “before,” including Acts 25:16, John 14:29, and Matthew 1:18. This reflects the clauses' overall temporal ordering rather than a fixed English equivalent for each token.