What Does “Precursor” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
The one who goes ahead to prepare for someone’s coming. John the Baptist is called by this name.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 1:2-3
What the Bible says
Mark 1:2-3
2As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee. 3A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “precursor”; Catechism 523