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

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.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.