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Aforetime
CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalentformerly; previously; in earlier times.
KJV Word TypeAdverb
DefinitionFormerly; in earlier times; before now.
Key Verses"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning." (Romans 15:4)
KJV Usage NoteRefers to things written or done in earlier times, especially when connecting Old Testament Scripture to later instruction.
Common MisunderstandingModern readers may mistake it for “ahead of time,” but it usually means “in former times.”
EtymologyFrom Middle English afore (“before”) + time.