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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. Philippians 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

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  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

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  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

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  4. 1 Timothy 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

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  5. 1 Timothy 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

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  6. 1 Timothy 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

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  7. 1 Timothy 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

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  8. 1 Timothy 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.

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  9. 1 Timothy 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

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  10. 1 Timothy 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.

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  11. 2 Timothy 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

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  12. 2 Timothy 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

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  13. 2 Timothy 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

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  14. Hebrews 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

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  15. Hebrews 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.

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  16. Hebrews 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

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  17. Hebrews 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.

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  18. Hebrews 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.

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  19. Hebrews 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.

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  20. Hebrews 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

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  21. Hebrews 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

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  22. Hebrews 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

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  23. Hebrews 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.

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  24. James 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

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  25. 1 Peter 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

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  26. 2 Peter 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.

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  27. 2 Peter 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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  28. 2 Peter 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

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  29. 1 John 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We love because He first loved us.

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  30. Revelation 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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  31. Revelation 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

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  32. Revelation 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

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  33. Revelation 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

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  34. Revelation 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.

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  35. Revelation 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

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  36. Revelation 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

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  37. Revelation 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

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  38. Revelation 13:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

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  39. Revelation 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

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  40. Revelation 20:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.

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  41. Revelation 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

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  42. Revelation 21:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

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  43. Revelation 21:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

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  44. Revelation 21:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

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  45. Revelation 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

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