πρῶτοςprōtos
first
Greek (New Testament) · G4413
Meanings
1. of Time or Place
(a) absolutely, as as a noun, ὁ π.., Luke 14:18, John 19:32, 1 Corinthians 14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 2:8, Revelation 22:13; neuter, τὸ π., opposed to τ. δεύτερον, Hebrews 10:9; τὰ π., opposed to τ. ἔσχατα, Matthew 12:45, Luke 11:26, 2 Peter 2:20; anarthrous, Matthew 10:2; plural, Matthew 19:30, Mark 10:31, Luke 13:30; ἐν πρώτοις (EV, first of all), 1 Corinthians 15:3
(b) as adj.: πρώτῃ (namely ἡμέρᾳ) σαββάτου, Mark 16:9; φυλακή, opposed to δευτέρα, Acts 12:10; equiv. to adverb in English, John 8:7, John 20:4, John 20:8, Acts 27:43, Romans 10:19, 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 John 4:19; = πρότερος: with genitive, π. μου ἦν, John 1:15, John 1:30; with article, Mark 14:12, Acts 1:1, and elsewhere; followed by ὁ δεύτερος, etc., Matthew 22:25, Mark 12:20, and elsewhere
2. Of Rank or Dignity, chief, principal: Matthew 20:27, Matthew 22:38, Mark 9:35, Ephesians 6:2, and elsewhere; with genitive, Mark 12:28, Mark 12:29 and elsewhere; πόλις, Acts 16:12; with article, Luke 15:22, Luke 19:47, Acts 13:50, and elsewhere
3. Neut., πρῶτον, as adverb, first, at the first
(a) of Time: Matthew 8:21, Mark 4:28, and elsewhere; τὸ π., John 10:40, and elsewhere
(b) of Order: Romans 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:18, and elsewhere
Same root
- πρόpró · G4253"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
- πρωτεύωprōteúō · G4409to be first (in rank or influence)
- πρῶτονprōton · G4412firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
- πρωτοκαθεδρίαprōtokathedría · G4410a sitting first (in the front row), i.e. preeminence in council
- πρωτότοκοςprōtótokos · G4416first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively)
- φιλοπρωτεύωphiloprōteúō · G5383to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction
- πρωτοκλισίαprōtoklisía · G4411a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals
- δευτερόπρωτοςdeuteróprōtos · G1207second-first, i.e. (specially) a designation of the Sabbath immediately after the Paschal week (being the second after Passover day, and the first of the seven Sabbaths intervening before Pentecost)
Where it appears
Appears 152 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
- Matthew 6:33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
- Matthew 7:5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
- Matthew 8:21 Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
- Matthew 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),
- Matthew 12:29 For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
See every passage
- Matthew 5:24, 6:33, 7:5, 8:21, 10:2, 12:29, 12:45, 13:30, 17:10, 17:27, 19:30, 20:8, 20:10, 20:16, 20:27, 21:28, 21:31, 21:36, 22:25, 22:38, 23:26, 26:17, 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, 13:10, 14:12
- Luke 2:2, 6:42, 9:59, 9:61, 10:5, 11:26, 11:38, 12:1, 13:30, 14:18, 14:28, 14:31, 15:22, 16:5, 17:25, 19:16, 19:47, 20:29, 21:9
- John 1:15, 1:30, 1:41, 2:10, 7:51, 10:40, 12:16, 15:18, 18:13, 19:32, 19:39, 20:4, 20:8
- Acts 1:1, 3:26, 7:12, 12:10, 13:46, 13:50, 15:14, 16:12, 17:4, 20:18, 25:2, 26:20, 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
- Philippians 1:5
- 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, 9:2, 9:6, 9:8, 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, 2:19, 4:1, 4:7, 8:7, 13:12, 16:2, 20:5, 20:6, 21:1, 21:4, 21:19, 22:13
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.