Forefather - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Forefather
[ 1,,
G4269,
progonos ]
an adjective, primarily denoting born before" (pro, "before," and ginomai, "to become"), is used as a noun in the plural,
2 Timothy 1:3, "forefathers" (in
1 Timothy 5:4, "parents"). See
PARENTS.
[ 2,,
G4253 /
G3962,
propator ]
"a forefather" (pro, "before," pater, "a father"), is used of Abraham in
Romans 4:1.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words