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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4248. πρηνής (prénés) -- Face down, prone</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4248.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/24-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4248.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4248</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4247.htm" title="4247">◄</a> 4248. prénés <a href="../greek/4249.htm" title="4249">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">prénés: Face down, prone</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πρηνής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>prénés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pray-NAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pray-nace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Face down, prone<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>falling headlong, prone.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root "πρός" (pros), meaning "toward" or "forward."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "prénés," the concept of prostration is present in Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew word "שָׁחָה" (shachah, Strong's H7812) is often used to describe bowing down or prostrating oneself in worship or submission.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "prénés" is used to describe a position of being face down or lying prone. In the context of the New Testament, it often conveys a sense of humility, submission, or helplessness. This physical posture can symbolize a spiritual attitude of reverence or desperation before God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the act of lying face down was a common expression of submission or supplication, often seen in contexts of worship or when pleading for mercy. This posture was also used in various religious and cultural rituals to show respect or to seek favor from a deity or a person of higher status.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from a modified form of <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>headlong<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>headlong (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4248: πρηνής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πρηνής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πρηνες</span> (allied with <span class="greek2">πρό</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 484), Latin<span class="latin">pronus</span>, <span class="accented">headlong</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18</a>. (Wis. 4:19; 3Macc. 5:43; in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, but in Attic more common <span class="greek2">πρανής</span>, see <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 431; (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 22).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>headlong. <p>From <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a>; leaning (falling) forward ("prone"), i.e. Head foremost -- headlong. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επρίατο πρηνης πρηνής πρηνὴς πριάσθαι πρίασθαι πριάσθε πρίασθε prenes prenḕs prēnēs prēnḕs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 1:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀδικίας καὶ <b>πρηνὴς</b> γενόμενος ἐλάκησεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and falling <span class="itali">headlong,</span> he burst open<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> falling <span class="itali">headlong,</span> he burst asunder<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of unrighteousness and <span class="itali">headlong</span> having fallen burst<p><b><a href="/greek/4248.htm">Strong's Greek 4248</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4248.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pre_ne_s_4248.htm">πρηνὴς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4247.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4247"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4247" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4249.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4249"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4249" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>