GreekG4409Verb
πρωτεύω
prōteuō
“be first”
1Occurrences
G4409Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to be first (in rank or influence)
from G4413 (πρῶτος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to be first, pre-eminent, have the first place.
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
G:V
Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
πρωτεύω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Colossians
1
Key Passages
Colossians 1:18BSB
And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
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