Dictionary entry

πρώιος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πρώιος (Rec. -ϊος), -α, -ον

(< πρωί), [in LXX for בֹּקֶר, לַּ׳, בַּ׳;]

at early morn, early; as subst., ἡ π. (sc. ὥρα, cf. ἡ ὥ. ἡ π., III Mac 5:24), early morning: Mt 27:1, Jo 21:4.†