Forerunner
Bible Usage:
- forerunner used once.
- Bible Reference: Hebrews 6:20
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: No
Strongs Concordance:
- G4274 Used 1 time
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Forerunner
John the Baptist went before our Lord in this character (Mark 1:2, 3). Christ so called (Hebrews 6:20) as entering before his people into the holy place as their head and guide.
Naves Topical Index
Forerunner
Figurative of Christ
Hebrews 6:20
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Forerunner
FORERUN'NER, noun
1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger.
My elder brothers, my forerunners came.
2. An ancestor or predecessor. obsolete
3. A prognostic; a sign foreshowing something to follow. Certain pains in the head, back and limbs are the forerunners of a fever.