Lexical Definition

‎πρωΐ‎ prōḯ (pro-ee') early ^G:ADV
adverb from ‎πρό‎

early (in the morning), (in the) morning.

• at dawn
• by implication, the day-break watch

Abbott-Smith

πρωί (Rec. πρωΐ), adv. (< πρό), [in LXX chiefly for בֹּקֶר, בַּבֹּקֶר;]
in the morning, early: Mt 16:3 (R, txt.) 21:18, Mk 1:35 11:20 13:35 15:1 9], Jo 18:28 20:1; λίαν π., Mk 16:2; ἅμα π., Mt 20:1; ἀπὸ π. (cf. ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν, Ex 18:13), Ac 28:23.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

πρωΐ [ῐ],

Attic dialect πρῴ[πρωΐ, or πρῷ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: adverb: (πρό):— early in the day, at morn, opposed to ὀψέ (accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+], the forenoon, between ἀνατολή and μεσημβρία), πρωῒ (variant{πρῶϊ}) ὑπηοῖοι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρῲ τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ early next morning, [πρωΐ NT.Matt.20.1; ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας NT.Acts.28.23. ">NT+5th c.BC+]

__2 generally, betimes, early, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 ={πρὸ καιροῦ} [Refs 5th c.BC+], too soon, too early, πρῴ γε στενάζεις (variant{πρό}) [πρωΐτερον (or πρῴτερον), πρωΐτατα (or πρῴτατα) are found in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.19, 39, 8.101, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Indica” 26.4, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor “Orationes” 47 (23). 35, 51(27).51, variant in 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 2.1.6, 2.3.2, 6.8.13, +others">Refs 5th c.BC+]; but usually πρωϊαίτερον (or πρῳαίτερον), πρωϊαίτατα (or πρῳαίτατα), Hp. [prev. cited] (variant), [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.19.27 ☩ Matt.20.1 ☩ Acts.28.23}