ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
proteron (Greek #4386)
previously
KJV usage: before, (at the) first, former.
Pronounce: prot'-er-on
Origin: neuter of 4387 as adverb (with or without the article)