d. πρό (LN 67.17) (BAGD 2. p. 702): ‘before’ [BAGD, BNTC, CC, LN, NICNT, NIGTC, NTC, PNTC, WBC; all versions except NLT], ‘even before’ [BECNT; NLT]. This preposition describes a point of time prior to another point of time [LN]. e. aorist act. infin. of αἰτέω (LN 33.163) (BAGD p. 25): ‘to ask’ [BAGD; all translations], ‘to ask for’ [BAGD, LN], ‘to demand, to plead for’ [LN]. This verb means to ask for something with urgency, even to the point of demanding [LN]. QUESTION—What relationship is indicated
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