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prōtos G4413

πρῶτος (prōtos) means “first” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πρῶτος Greek · G4413 151 tagged occurrences in 145 verses

Pronunciation guide: pro'-tos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4413G

πρῶτος · prōtos · first

B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc. ;] first, 1. of Time or Place; (a) absol., as subst., ὁ π.., Luk.14:18, Jhn.19:32, 1Co.14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Rev.1:17 2:8 22:13; neut., τὸ π., opposite to τ. δεύτερον, Heb.10:9; τὰ π., opposite to τ. ἔσχατα, Mat.12:45, Luk.11:26, 2Pe.2:20; anarth., Mat.10:2; pl., Mat.19:30, Mrk.10:31, Luk.13:30; ἐν πρώτοις (EV, first of all), 1Co.15:3; (b) as adj.: πρώτῃ; (sc. ἡμέρᾳ) σαββάτου, Mk 16:[9]; φυλακή, opposite to δευτέρα, Act.12:10; equiv. to adv. in English, Jhn.8:[7] 20:4, 8 Act.27:43, Rom.10:19, 1Ti.1:16, 1Jn.4:19; = πρότερος (see infr.; cf. M, Pr., 79; Bl, §11, 5; Thackeray, Gr., 183f.): with genitive, π. μου ἦν (my chief: Abbott, Jg., 509ff.; but cf. M, Pr., 245), Jhn.1:15, 30; with art., Mrk.14:12, Act.1:1, al.; before ὁ δεύτερος, etc., Mat.22:25, Mrk.12:20, al. 2. Of Rank or Dignity, chief, principal: Mat.20:27 22:38, Mrk.9:35, Eph.6:2, al.; with genitive, Mrk.12:28, 29 al.; πόλις (Field, Notes, 124), Act.16:12; with art., Luk.15:22 19:47, Act.13:50, al. 3. Neut., πρῶτον, as adv., first, at the first; (a) of Time: Mat.8:21, Mrk.4:28, al.; τὸ π., Jhn.10:40, al.; (b) of Order: Rom.3:2, 1Co.11:18, al. (AS)

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TBESG · G4413H

πρῶτος · prōtos · first: previous

B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc. ;] first, 1. of Time or Place; (a) absol., as subst., ὁ π.., Luk.14:18, Jhn.19:32, 1Co.14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Rev.1:17 2:8 22:13; neut., τὸ π., opposite to τ. δεύτερον, Heb.10:9; τὰ π., opposite to τ. ἔσχατα, Mat.12:45, Luk.11:26, 2Pe.2:20; anarth., Mat.10:2; pl., Mat.19:30, Mrk.10:31, Luk.13:30; ἐν πρώτοις (EV, first of all), 1Co.15:3; (b) as adj.: πρώτῃ; (sc. ἡμέρᾳ) σαββάτου, Mk 16:[9]; φυλακή, opposite to δευτέρα, Act.12:10; equiv. to adv. in English, Jhn.8:[7] 20:4, 8 Act.27:43, Rom.10:19, 1Ti.1:16, 1Jn.4:19; = πρότερος (see infr.; cf. M, Pr., 79; Bl, §11, 5; Thackeray, Gr., 183f.): with genitive, π. μου ἦν (my chief: Abbott, Jg., 509ff.; but cf. M, Pr., 245), Jhn.1:15, 30; with art., Mrk.14:12, Act.1:1, al.; before ὁ δεύτερος, etc., Mat.22:25, Mrk.12:20, al. 2. Of Rank or Dignity, chief, principal: Mat.20:27 22:38, Mrk.9:35, Eph.6:2, al.; with genitive, Mrk.12:28, 29 al.; πόλις (Field, Notes, 124), Act.16:12; with art., Luk.15:22 19:47, Act.13:50, al. 3. Neut., πρῶτον, as adv., first, at the first; (a) of Time: Mat.8:21, Mrk.4:28, al.; τὸ π., Jhn.10:40, al.; (b) of Order: Rom.3:2, 1Co.11:18, al. (AS)

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TBESG · G4413I

πρῶτος · prōtos · first: chief

B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc. ;] first, 1. of Time or Place; (a) absol., as subst., ὁ π.., Luk.14:18, Jhn.19:32, 1Co.14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Rev.1:17 2:8 22:13; neut., τὸ π., opposite to τ. δεύτερον, Heb.10:9; τὰ π., opposite to τ. ἔσχατα, Mat.12:45, Luk.11:26, 2Pe.2:20; anarth., Mat.10:2; pl., Mat.19:30, Mrk.10:31, Luk.13:30; ἐν πρώτοις (EV, first of all), 1Co.15:3; (b) as adj.: πρώτῃ; (sc. ἡμέρᾳ) σαββάτου, Mk 16:[9]; φυλακή, opposite to δευτέρα, Act.12:10; equiv. to adv. in English, Jhn.8:[7] 20:4, 8 Act.27:43, Rom.10:19, 1Ti.1:16, 1Jn.4:19; = πρότερος (see infr.; cf. M, Pr., 79; Bl, §11, 5; Thackeray, Gr., 183f.): with genitive, π. μου ἦν (my chief: Abbott, Jg., 509ff.; but cf. M, Pr., 245), Jhn.1:15, 30; with art., Mrk.14:12, Act.1:1, al.; before ὁ δεύτερος, etc., Mat.22:25, Mrk.12:20, al. 2. Of Rank or Dignity, chief, principal: Mat.20:27 22:38, Mrk.9:35, Eph.6:2, al.; with genitive, Mrk.12:28, 29 al.; πόλις (Field, Notes, 124), Act.16:12; with art., Luk.15:22 19:47, Act.13:50, al. 3. Neut., πρῶτον, as adv., first, at the first; (a) of Time: Mat.8:21, Mrk.4:28, al.; τὸ π., Jhn.10:40, al.; (b) of Order: Rom.3:2, 1Co.11:18, al. (AS)

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TBESG · G4413J

πρῶτος · prōtos · first: best

B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc. ;] first, 1. of Time or Place; (a) absol., as subst., ὁ π.., Luk.14:18, Jhn.19:32, 1Co.14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Rev.1:17 2:8 22:13; neut., τὸ π., opposite to τ. δεύτερον, Heb.10:9; τὰ π., opposite to τ. ἔσχατα, Mat.12:45, Luk.11:26, 2Pe.2:20; anarth., Mat.10:2; pl., Mat.19:30, Mrk.10:31, Luk.13:30; ἐν πρώτοις (EV, first of all), 1Co.15:3; (b) as adj.: πρώτῃ; (sc. ἡμέρᾳ) σαββάτου, Mk 16:[9]; φυλακή, opposite to δευτέρα, Act.12:10; equiv. to adv. in English, Jhn.8:[7] 20:4, 8 Act.27:43, Rom.10:19, 1Ti.1:16, 1Jn.4:19; = πρότερος (see infr.; cf. M, Pr., 79; Bl, §11, 5; Thackeray, Gr., 183f.): with genitive, π. μου ἦν (my chief: Abbott, Jg., 509ff.; but cf. M, Pr., 245), Jhn.1:15, 30; with art., Mrk.14:12, Act.1:1, al.; before ὁ δεύτερος, etc., Mat.22:25, Mrk.12:20, al. 2. Of Rank or Dignity, chief, principal: Mat.20:27 22:38, Mrk.9:35, Eph.6:2, al.; with genitive, Mrk.12:28, 29 al.; πόλις (Field, Notes, 124), Act.16:12; with art., Luk.15:22 19:47, Act.13:50, al. 3. Neut., πρῶτον, as adv., first, at the first; (a) of Time: Mat.8:21, Mrk.4:28, al.; τὸ π., Jhn.10:40, al.; (b) of Order: Rom.3:2, 1Co.11:18, al. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

first, before, principal, most important.

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How translators render G4413

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
first 49
first one 5
at first 3
first covenant 3
leaders 3
the first 3
before 2
first angel 2
leading men 2
will be first 2
best 1
first day 1
first group 1
first importance 1
first man 1
first one obsolete 1
first room 1
first servant 1
first speaker 1
former things 1
leading 1
most important 1
on the first day 1
original workers 1
the chief official 1
the leading 1
the most important 1
the worst 1
the worst of sinners 1
vvv 1
who are first 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the first 39
first 36
the chief 4
chief 3
than the first 3
at the first 2
before 2
he should be the first 1
of the chief 1
than the beginning 1
the best 1
the chief man 1
the chief men 1
the chiefest 1
the former things 1
to the first 1
unto the first 1

Verses containing G4413

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  1. Luke 16:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

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  2. Luke 17:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

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  3. Luke 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’

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  4. Luke 19:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.

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  5. Luke 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

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  6. Luke 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

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  7. John 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”

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  8. John 1:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’

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  9. John 1:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).

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  10. John 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

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  11. John 7:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

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  12. John 10:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.

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  13. John 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

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  14. John 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  15. John 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.

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  16. John 19:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.

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  17. John 19:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

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  18. John 20:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

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  19. John 20:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.

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  20. Acts 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

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  21. Acts 3:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

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  22. Acts 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.

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  23. Acts 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

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  24. Acts 13:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

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  25. Acts 13:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  26. Acts 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

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  27. Acts 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

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  28. Acts 20:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

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  29. Acts 25:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus

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  30. Acts 26:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

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  31. Acts 26:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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  32. Acts 27:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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  33. Acts 28:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

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  34. Acts 28:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

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  35. Romans 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

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  36. Romans 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

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  37. Romans 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;

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  38. Romans 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.

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  39. Romans 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

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  40. Romans 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

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  41. Romans 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.

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  42. 1 Corinthians 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  43. 1 Corinthians 12:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

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  44. 1 Corinthians 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.

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  45. 1 Corinthians 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

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  46. 1 Corinthians 15:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

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  47. 1 Corinthians 15:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

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  48. 1 Corinthians 15:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

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  49. 2 Corinthians 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.

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  50. Ephesians 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

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