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Lexicon :: Strong's G4416 - prōtotokos

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πρωτότοκος
Transliteration
prōtotokos (Key)
Pronunciation
pro-tot-ok'-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From πρῶτος (G4413) and the alternate of τίκτω (G5088)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:871,965

Strong’s Definitions

πρωτότοκος prōtótokos, pro-tot-ok'-os; from G4413 and the alternate of G5088; first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively):—firstbegotten(-born).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G4416 in the following manner: firstborn (7x), first begotten (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G4416 in the following manner: firstborn (7x), first begotten (2x).

  1. the firstborn

    1. of man or beast

    2. of Christ, the first born of all creation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρωτότοκος prōtótokos, pro-tot-ok'-os; from G4413 and the alternate of G5088; first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively):—firstbegotten(-born).
STRONGS G4416:
πρωτότοκος, πρωτότοκον (πρῶτος, τίκτω), the Sept. for בְּכור, firstborn;
a. properly: τόν υἱόν αὐτῆς τόν πρωτότοκον, Matthew 1:25 (where τόν πρωτότοκον is omitted by L T Tr WH but found in the Sinaiticus manuscript. (see Tdf., WH., at the passage)); Luke 2:7; τά πρωτότοκα αὐτῶν (genitive of the possessor ((?); αὐτῶν is more naturally taken with θίγῃ (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 8 c.), as by Prof. Grimm himself under the word θιγγάνω)), the firstborn whether of man or of beast, Hebrews 11:28 (πᾶν πρωτότοκον... ἀπό ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους, Exodus 12:29; Psalm 104:36 (Ps. 105:36); (Philo de cherub. § 16; Pollux 4, 208)).
b. tropically Christ is called πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως (partitive genitive (see below), as in τά πρωτότοκα τῶν προβάτων, Genesis 4:4; τῶν βοῶν, Deuteronomy 12:17; τῶν υἱῶν σου, Exodus 22:29), who came into being through God prior to the entire universe of created things (R. V. the firstborn of all creation) (see κτίσις, 2 b.), Colossians 1:15; — this passage does not with certainty prove that Paul reckoned the λόγος in the number of created beings (as, among others, Usteri, Paulin. Lehrbegriff., p. 315, and Baur, Das Christenthum der drei ersten Jahrhh. 1st edition, p. 295, hold); since even Origen, who is acknowledged to have maintained the eternal generation of the Son by the Father, did not hesitate to call him (cf. Gieseler, Kirch.-Gesch. i., p. 261f edition 3; (i. 216 English translation, of edition 4, edited by Smith)) τόν ἀγενητον καί πάσης γενετῆς φύσεως πρωτότοκον (c. Celsus 6, 17), and even κτίσμα (a term which Clement of Alexandria also uses of the λόγος); cf. Joan. Damascen. orthod. fid. 4, 8 καί αὐτός ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ καί ἡ κτίσις ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ; (others would make the genitive in Colossians, the passage cited depend upon the comparitive force in (the first half of) πρωτότοκος (cf. πρωτότοκος ἐγώ ἤ σύ, 2 Samuel 19:43); but see Lightfoot at the passage (especially for the patristic interpretation)). In the same sense, apparently, he is called simply ὁ πρωτότοκος, Hebrews 1:6; πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, the first of the dead who was raised to life, Colossians 1:18; also τῶν νεκρῶν (partitive genitive), Revelation 1:5 (Rec. inserts ἐκ); πρωτότοκος ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, who was the Son of God long before those who by his agency and merits are exalted to the nature and dignity of sons of God, with the added suggestion of the supreme rank by which he excels these other sons (cf. Psalm 88:28 (Ps. 89:28); Exodus 4:22; Jeremiah 38:9 (Jer. 31:9), Romans 8:29; ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων, the congregation of the pious Christian dead already exalted to the enjoyment of the blessedness of heaven (tacitly opposed to those subsequently to follow them thither), Hebrews 12:23; cf. DeWette ad loc. (Anthol. 8, 34; 9, 213.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
4:4
Exodus
4:22; 12:29; 22:29
Deuteronomy
12:17
2 Samuel
19:43
Psalms
89:28; 105:36
Jeremiah
31:9; 38:9
Matthew
1:25
Luke
2:7
Romans
8:29
Colossians
1:15; 1:18
Hebrews
1:6; 11:28; 12:23
Revelation
1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4416 matches the Greek πρωτότοκος (prōtotokos),
which occurs 127 times in 102 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 2 / 3 (Deu 15:19–Eze 44:30)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19 - All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:15 - If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:16 - Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:17 - His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:26 - And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:1 - There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:20 - And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:2 - Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:49 - Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:2 - And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:21 - But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:43

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43 - And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:34 - In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:27 - Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:29 - These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:3 - The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:13 - And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:25 - And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:27 - And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:42 - Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50 - These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:1 - Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:15 - And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1 - Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:3 - The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:12 - Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:28 - And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:1 - Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:30 - And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:38 - And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:39 - And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:5 - And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:31 - And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:36 - And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:44 - And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:2 - And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4 - Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:6 - Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:10 - Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:3 - And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:36 - Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:51 - And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:27 - Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:36 - He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:8 - Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:10 - To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:9 - They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:30 - And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

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