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πρῶτος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πρῶτος, -η, -ον
Greek transliteration: 
prōtos
Simplified transliteration: 
protos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4413
GK Number: 
4755
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
155
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-1a(2a)
Gloss: 
first (chronologically or in order of importance)
Definition: 
first, in time, order, etc., Mt. 10:2; 26:17; first in dignity, importance, etc., chief, principal, most important, Mk. 6:21; Lk. 19:47; Acts 13:50; 16:12; as an equivalent to the compar. πρότερος (4754), prior, Jn. 1:5, 30; 15:18; Mt. 27:64; adverbially, first, Jn. 1:42; 5:4; 8:7

Greek-English Concordance for πρῶτος

Matthew 10:2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc), Simon, who is called Peter, then Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matthew 12:45 Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there; and the last state of that person turns out to be worse than the first (prōtōn | πρώτων | gen pl neut). So will it be for this evil generation as well.”
Matthew 17:27 But lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first (prōton | πρῶτον | acc sg masc) fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin; take it and give it to them for the two of us.”
Matthew 19:30 But many will be first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) who were last, and last who were first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc).
Matthew 20:8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going back to the first.’ (prōtōn | πρώτων | gen pl masc)
Matthew 20:10 When those who were hired first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) came, they thought they would receive more; but they also each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc), and the first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) will be last.”
Matthew 20:27 and whoever would be first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) among you must be your servant;
Matthew 21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons, and he went to the first (prōtō | πρώτῳ | dat sg neut) and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you!
Matthew 21:36 Then he sent other servants, more than the first (prōtōn | πρώτων | gen pl masc) time, and they did the same to them.
Matthew 22:25 Now there were seven brothers among us; the first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
Matthew 22:38 This is the first (prōtē | πρώτη | nom sg fem) and greatest commandment.
Matthew 26:17 Now on the first (prōtē | πρώτῃ | dat sg fem) day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
Matthew 27:64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deceit will be greater than the first.” (prōtēs | πρώτης | gen sg fem)
Mark 6:21 Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his government officials, military commanders, and prominent (prōtois | πρώτοις | dat pl masc) men of Galilee.
Mark 9:35 And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone would be first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc), he must be last of all and servant of all.”
Mark 10:31 But many who are first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) will be last, and the last will be first.” (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc)
Mark 10:44 and whoever would be first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) among you must be servant of all.
Mark 12:20 There were seven brothers; the first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) took a wife, and when he died he left no offspring.
Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing. Seeing how well Jesus had answered them, he put this question to him: “Which commandment is the most important (prōtē | πρώτη | nom sg fem) of all?”
Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important (prōtē | πρώτη | nom sg fem) is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one;
Mark 14:12 And on the first (prōtē | πρώτῃ | dat sg fem) day of Unleavened Bread, when people were slaughtering the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
Mark 16:9 Now when Jesus arose early on the first (prōtē | πρώτῃ | dat sg fem) day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
Luke 2:2 This registration first (prōtē | πρώτη | nom sg fem) took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.
Luke 11:26 Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, — seven of them! — and after going in they settle down to live there. So the last state of that person has become worse than the first.” (prōtōn | πρώτων | gen pl neut)
Luke 13:30 But take note, some who are last will be first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc), and some are first (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) who will be last.”
Luke 14:18 But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) said to him, ‘I bought a field, and I must go out to see it. I ask you, have me excused.’
Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quickly bring out a robe — the best (prōtēn | πρώτην | acc sg fem) one — and put it on him, and give him a ring for his finger, and sandals for his feet.
Luke 16:5 Calling each one of his master’s debtors, he said to the first (prōtō | πρώτῳ | dat sg masc), ‘How much do you owe my master?’
Luke 19:16 The first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) came before him, saying, ‘Master, your mina has gained ten minas.’
Luke 19:47 He began to teach daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leading (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) men (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) among the people were trying to destroy him,
Luke 20:29 Now there were seven brothers. The first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc), having taken a wife, died childless.
John 1:15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This is he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I, because he existed before (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) me.’”
John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I, because he existed before (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) me.’
John 8:7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “The man among you without sin, let him be the first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) to throw a stone at her.”
John 19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first (prōtou | πρώτου | gen sg masc) man, then those of the other one who had been crucified with him.
John 20:4 The two were running together, but the other disciple ran ahead more quickly than Peter and arrived first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) at the tomb.
John 20:8 Then the other disciple, the one who had arrived first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc), also went into the tomb, and he saw and believed.
Acts 1:1 I wrote the first (prōton | πρῶτον | acc sg masc) book, Theophilus, about everything that Jesus began to do and to teach,
Acts 12:10 When they had passed the first (prōtēn | πρώτην | acc sg fem) guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which of its own accord opened for them, and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel left him.
Acts 13:50 But the Jews incited the devout women of honorable rank and the leading (prōtous | πρώτους | acc pl masc) men of the city, and they stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading (prōtē | πρώτη | nom sg fem) city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We remained in that city for several days.
Acts 17:4 And some of them were persuaded and cast their lot with Paul and Silas, both a great number of devout Greeks and not a few of the leading (prōtōn | πρώτων | gen pl fem) women.
Acts 20:18 And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first (prōtēs | πρώτης | gen sg fem) day on which I set foot in Asia,
Acts 25:2 So the chief priests and the Jewish leaders (prōtoi | πρῶτοι | nom pl masc) brought formal charges against Paul, begging him
Acts 26:23 that the Christ was to suffer and, as the first (prōtos | πρῶτος | nom sg masc) to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”
Acts 27:43 But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first (prōtous | πρώτους | acc pl masc) and make for the land,
Acts 28:7 Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the leading (prōtō | πρώτῳ | dat sg masc) man of the island, by name Publius, who welcomed us and for three days entertained us hospitably.
Acts 28:17 And it happened that after three days Paul called together the leaders (prōtous | πρώτους | acc pl masc) of the Jews. And when they gathered, he said to them: “My brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

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