GreekG4413Adjective

πρῶτος

prōtos

157Occurrences
G4413Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

foremost (in time, place, order or importance)

contracted superlative of G4253 (πρό);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, first
1.of Time or Place
(a)absol., as subst., ὁ π.
(b)as adj.
2.Of Rank or Dignity, chief, principal
3.Neut., πρῶτον, as adv., first, at the first
(a)of Time
(b)of Order
LXX: chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

πρῶτος appears 157 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
24
Luke
19
Revelation
17
Acts
16
Mark
16
John
15
Hebrews
10
1 Corinthians
8

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:18BSB

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Acts 13:50BSB

The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

John 15:18BSB

If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.

Matthew 12:45BSB

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”

Mark 3:27BSB

Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

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