Bible Dictionaries
Ere
King James Dictionary
ERE, adv. Before sooner than.
Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore.
The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child die. John 4 .
In these passages, ere is really a preposition, followed by a sentence, instead of a single word, as below.
ERE, prep. Before.
Our fruitful Nile
Flow'd ere the wonted season.
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Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Ere'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/e/ere.html.