πρωτότοκοςprōtótokos
first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4416
Meanings
first-born: Luke 2:7; plural, Hebrews 11:28. Metaph., of the priority of Christ (originally perhaps a Messianic title, cf. Psalms 89:28, Hebrews 1:6; see ICC on Colossians 1:15): Hebrews 1:6; π. πάσης κτίσεως, Colossians 1:15; ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, Romans 8:29; π. (ἐκ) τ. νεκρῶν, Colossians 1:18, Revelation 1:5; plural, of the elect, ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων, Hebrews 12:23.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Luke 2:7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
- Romans 8:29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
- Colossians 1:15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
- Colossians 1:18 Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.
- Hebrews 1:6 And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said, “Let all of God’s angels worship him.”
- Hebrews 11:28 It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.