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Lexicon :: Strong's G4413 - prōtos

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πρῶτος
Transliteration
prōtos (Key)
Pronunciation
pro'-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted superlative of πρό (G4253)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:865,965

Strong’s Definitions

πρῶτος prōtos, pro'-tos; contracted superlative of G4253; foremost (in time, place, order or importance):—before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 104x

The KJV translates Strong's G4413 in the following manner: first (84x), chief (9x), first day (2x), former (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 104x
The KJV translates Strong's G4413 in the following manner: first (84x), chief (9x), first day (2x), former (2x), miscellaneous (7x).
  1. first in time or place

    1. in any succession of things or persons

  2. first in rank

    1. influence, honour

    2. chief

    3. principal

  3. first, at the first

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρῶτος prōtos, pro'-tos; contracted superlative of G4253; foremost (in time, place, order or importance):—before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.
STRONGS G4413:
πρῶτος, πρώτη, πρῶτον (superlative of πρό, contracted from προατος, whence the Doric πρατός; the comparitive πρότερος see in its place) (from Homer down), the Sept. for רִאשׁון and often for אֶחַד and רֹאשׁ, first;
1. either in time or place, in any succession of things or of persons;
a. absolutely (i. e. without a noun) and substantively;
α. with the article: πρῶτος καί ἔσχατος, i. e. the eternal One, Revelation 1:17; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 22:13; πρῶτος, namely, τῶν κεκλημένων, Luke 14:18; the first of two (cf. Winers Grammar, § 35, 4 N. 1; (Buttmann, 32 (28))), John 19:32; 1 Corinthians 14:30; plural opposed to οἱ ἔσχατοι, Matthew 20:16, on which see ἔσχατος, 2 a. Neuter τό πρῶτον, opposed to τό δεύτερον, Hebrews 10:9; τά πρῶτα, opposed to τά ἔσχατα, one's first state, Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26; 2 Peter 2:20; the first order of things, Revelation 21:4.
β. without the article: Matthew 10:2 (πρῶτος, namely, of the apostles to be mentioned); plural, Matthew 19:30; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30 (on the meaning of which three passages, see ἔσχατος, 2 a.); neuter ἐν πρώτοις (A. V. first of all), among the first things delivered to you by me, 1 Corinthians 15:3.
b. where it agrees with some substantive;
α. anarthrous, and in place of an adjective: πρώτη (namely, ἡμέρα) σαββάτου, on the first day of the week, Mark 16:9; φυλακή, opposed to δευτέρᾳ, Acts 12:10; as a predicate Luke 2:2 (on which cf. Winers Grammar, § 35, 4 N. 1; (Buttmann, § 127, 31)). where it is added to the subject or the object of the verb (and we often use an adverb; Winers Grammar, § 54, 2; (Buttmann, § 123, 9)): εὑρίσκει οὗτος πρῶτος, John 1:41(42) (where L Tr WH πρῶτον); add, John 8:7; John 20:4, 8; Acts 27:43; Romans 10:19; 1 Timothy 1:16; 1 John 4:19; opposed to εἶτα, 1 Timothy 2:13 πρῶτος ἐμβάς, John 5:4 (the article belongs to ἐμβάς (G T Tr WH omit the passage)); but Acts 26:23 πρῶτος ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν is to be translated as the first. By a later Greek usage it is put where πρότερος might have been expected with the genitive (cf. Herm. ad Vig., p. 717; Passow, under the word πρότερος, B. I. 2 c. ii, p. 1243a; (Liddell and Scott, ibid. B. I. 4 c.); Fritzsche, Ep. ad Romans, ii., 420f; Winers Grammar, § 35, 4 N. 1; Buttmann, § 123, 14): πρῶτος μου ἦν, John 1:15, 30 (οἱ πρῶτοι μου ταῦτα ἀνιχνευσαντες, Aelian nat. anim. 8, 12).
β. with the article: ( (, τό) πρῶτος (πρώτη, πρῶτον), in a series which is so complete, either in fact or in thought, that other members are conceived of as following the first in regular order; as, τόν πρῶτον λόγον, Acts 1:1; add, Mark 14:12; 2 Timothy 4:16; Revelation 4:1, 7; Revelation 13:12, etc.; (opposed to ἔσχατος), πρῶτος πλάνη, Matthew 27:64; add, Matthew 20:8, 10, 16; 1 Corinthians 15:45, etc.; also 'the first' of two, where Latin usage requires and the Vulg. ordinarily employs prior (cf. Winers Grammar (and Buttmann), as above): Matthew 21:28, 31 (L Tr WH ὕστερος); ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων, Matthew 21:36; πρώτη διαθήκη, Hebrews 8:7, 13; Hebrews 9:15, 18; πρώτη, namely, διαθήκη, Hebrews 9:1 G L T Tr WH; σκηνή, Hebrews 9:1 Rec., 2, 6, 8; πρώτη γῆ, πρῶτος οὐρανός, Revelation 21:1; ἀνάστασις, Revelation 20:5, 6; ἄνθρωπος 1 Corinthians 15:47; followed by δεύτερος, τρίτος, etc.: Matthew 22:25; Mark 12:20; Luke 19:16; Luke 20:29; Revelation 8:7; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 21:19; followed by ἕτερος, Luke 16:5; πρῶτος, equivalent to the former, previous, pristine: τήν πρώτην πίστιν, the faith which they formerly plighted, 1 Timothy 5:12; πρώτη ἀγάπη, Revelation 2:4; τά πρῶτα ἔργα, Revelation 2:5.
2. first in rank, influence, honor; chief; principal: without the article, and absolutely, πρῶτος chief (opposed to δοῦλος), Matthew 20:27; Mark 10:44; opposed to ἔσχατος and διάκονος, Mark 9:35; added to a noun, principal, ἐντολή, Matthew 22:38; Mark 12:30 (T WH omit; Tr marginal reading brackets the clause); Ephesians 6:2; with a partitive genitive, Mark 12:28, 29 (see πᾶς, II. 2 b. γ.); 1 Timothy 1:15; with the article, Luke 15:22; Acts 17:4; οἱ πρῶτοι τῆς Γαλιλαίας, the chief men of Galilee, Mark 6:21: τοῦ λαοῦ, Luke 19:47; τῆς πόλεως, Acts 13:50; τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Acts 25:2; Acts 28:17; τῆς νήσου, Acts 28:7 (cf. Lewin, St. Paul, ii., p. 208f, but see Πόπλιος).
3. neuter πρῶτον as adverb, first, at the first;
a. in order of time: Luke 10:5; John 18:13; Acts 11:26 (here T Tr WH πρώτως, which see); followed by εἶτα, ἔπειτα, or δεύτερον, Mark 4:28; 1 Corinthians 15:46; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Timothy 3:10; followed by μετά ταῦτα Mark 16:9 cf. Mark 16:12; the first time, opposed to ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ (the second time), Acts 7:12, 13; τέ πρῶτον καί, first and also (or afterward), i. e. as well as, Romans 1:16 (but here L Tr marginal reading WH brackets πρῶτον); Rom. 2:9,10; without τέ, 2 Corinthians 8:5; 2 Timothy 1:5; first i. e. before anything else is done; first of all: Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:1; John 7:51 L Tr WH; Romans 1:8; 1 Timothy 5:4; 2 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 3:3; πρῶτον πάντων, 1 Timothy 2:1. first, i. e. before something else: Matthew 8:21; Mark 7:27; Mark 9:11, 12; Luke 11:38; Luke 14:28; Romans 15:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Peter 4:17, etc.; before other nations, Acts 3:26; Acts 13:46; before others (R. V. the first to partake etc.), 2 Timothy 2:6; followed by τότε or καί τότε, Matthew 5:24; Matthew 7:5; Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27; Luke 6:42; John 2:10 (T WH omit; L Tr brackets τότε); ἐμέ πρῶτον ὑμῶν (Tdf. omits ὑμῶν) me before it hated you, John 15:18 (see 1 b. .). τό πρῶτον. at the first, i. e. at the time when one did a thing for the first time: John 10:40; John 12:16; John 19:39.
b. in enumerating several particulars; first, then, etc.: Romans 3:2; 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Hebrews 7:2; James 3:17.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:24; 6:33; 7:5; 8:21; 10:2; 12:29; 12:45; 19:30; 20:8; 20:10; 20:16; 20:16; 20:27; 21:28; 21:31; 21:36; 22:25; 22:38; 27:64
Mark
3:27; 4:28; 6:21; 7:27; 9:11; 9:12; 9:35; 10:31; 10:44; 12:20; 12:28; 12:29; 12:30; 14:12; 16:9; 16:9; 16:12
Luke
2:2; 6:42; 10:5; 11:26; 11:38; 12:1; 13:30; 14:18; 14:28; 15:22; 16:5; 19:16; 19:47; 20:29
John
1:15; 1:30; 1:41; 2:10; 5:4; 7:51; 8:7; 10:40; 12:16; 15:18; 18:13; 19:32; 19:39; 20:4; 20:8
Acts
1:1; 3:26; 7:12; 7:13; 11:26; 12:10; 13:46; 13:50; 17:4; 25:2; 26:23; 27:43; 28:7; 28:17
Romans
1:8; 1:16; 2:9; 2:10; 3:2; 10:19; 15:24
1 Corinthians
11:18; 12:28; 14:30; 15:3; 15:45; 15:46; 15:47
2 Corinthians
8:5
Ephesians
6:2
1 Thessalonians
4:16
2 Thessalonians
2:3
1 Timothy
1:15; 1:16; 2:1; 2:13; 3:10; 5:4; 5:12
2 Timothy
1:5; 2:6; 4:16
Hebrews
7:2; 8:7; 8:13; 9:1; 9:1; 9:15; 9:18; 10:9
James
3:17
1 Peter
4:17
2 Peter
1:20; 2:20; 3:3
1 John
4:19
Revelation
1:17; 2:4; 2:5; 2:8; 4:1; 4:7; 8:7; 13:12; 16:2; 20:5; 20:6; 21:1; 21:4; 21:19; 22:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4413 matches the Greek πρῶτος (prōtos),
which occurs 105 times in 99 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2 - Here are the names of the twelve apostles:
first, Simon (also called Peter),
then Andrew (Peter’s brother),
James (son of Zebedee),
John (James’s brother),
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:30 - But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:8 - “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:10 - When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:16 - “So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:27 - and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:28 - “But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 - “Which of the two obeyed his father?”
They replied, “The first.”[fn]
Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:36 - So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:25 - Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:38 - This is the first and greatest commandment.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:17 - On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64 - So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:35 - He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:31 - But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:44 - and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:20 - Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:28 - One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:29 - Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:30 - And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:12 - On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:9 - [Longer Ending of Mark]
After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:2 - (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:30 - And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:18 - But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:22 - “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:5 - “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:16 - The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:47 - After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:29 - Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:15 - John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:30 - He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:41 - Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”[fn]).
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 - They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:40 - He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:16 - His disciples didn’t understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had been written about him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:32 - So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:4 - They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:8 - Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed—
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:1 - In my first book[fn] I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:50 - Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:12 - From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:4 - Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:18 - When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:2 - where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul.

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