G4413: πρῶτος
prōtos · “first”
Definition
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
KJV translates it as: before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former
Word origin: contracted superlative of G4253 (πρό);
Extended definition
[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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4413 is translated
- first ×111
- first. ×10
- first, ×9
- the first ×4
- first; ×4
- before ×3
- the foremost ×3
- first? ×2
- first day ×1
- leading men ×1
- on the first day ×1
- best ×1
Bible verses with G4413 (prōtos)
Prōtos appears in 157 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 5:24
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
- Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matthew 7:5
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
- Matthew 8:21
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- Matthew 10:2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
- Matthew 12:29
Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
- Matthew 12:45
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
- Matthew 13:30
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
- Matthew 17:10
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
- Matthew 17:11
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
- Matthew 17:27
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
- Matthew 19:30
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
- Matthew 20:8
So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
- Matthew 20:10
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
- Matthew 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- Matthew 20:27
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
- Matthew 21:28
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
- Matthew 21:31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
- Matthew 21:36
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
- Matthew 22:25
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
- Matthew 22:38
This is the first and great commandment.
- Matthew 23:26
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
- Matthew 26:17
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
- Matthew 27:64
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
- Mark 3:27
No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
All 157 references
- Mark 4:28
- Mark 6:21
- Mark 7:27
- Mark 9:11
- Mark 9:12
- Mark 9:35
- Mark 10:31
- Mark 10:44
- Mark 12:20
- Mark 12:28
- Mark 12:29
- Mark 12:30
- Mark 13:10
- Mark 14:12
- Mark 16:9
- Luke 2:2
- Luke 6:42
- Luke 9:59
- Luke 9:61
- Luke 10:5
- Luke 11:26
- Luke 11:38
- Luke 12:1
- Luke 13:30
- Luke 14:18
- Luke 14:28
- Luke 14:31
- Luke 15:22
- Luke 16:5
- Luke 17:25
- Luke 19:16
- Luke 19:47
- Luke 20:29
- Luke 21:9
- John 1:15
- John 1:30
- John 1:41
- John 2:10
- John 5:4
- John 7:51
- John 8:7
- John 10:40
- John 12:16
- John 15:18
- John 18:13
- John 19:32
- John 19:39
- John 20:4
- John 20:8
- Acts 1:1
- Acts 3:26
- Acts 7:12
- Acts 12:10
- Acts 13:46
- Acts 13:50
- Acts 15:14
- Acts 16:12
- Acts 17:4
- Acts 20:18
- Acts 25:2
- Acts 26:20
- Acts 26:23
- Acts 27:43
- Acts 28:7
- Acts 28:17
- Romans 1:8
- Romans 1:16
- Romans 2:9
- Romans 2:10
- Romans 3:2
- Romans 10:19
- Romans 15:24
- 1 Corinthians 11:18
- 1 Corinthians 12:28
- 1 Corinthians 14:30
- 1 Corinthians 15:3
- 1 Corinthians 15:45
- 1 Corinthians 15:46
- 1 Corinthians 15:47
- 1 Corinthians 16:24
- 2 Corinthians 8:5
- Ephesians 4:9
- Ephesians 6:2
- Philippians 1:5
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16
- 1 Thessalonians 5:28
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3
- 1 Timothy 1:15
- 1 Timothy 1:16
- 1 Timothy 2:1
- 1 Timothy 2:13
- 1 Timothy 3:10
- 1 Timothy 5:4
- 1 Timothy 5:12
- 2 Timothy 1:5
- 2 Timothy 2:6
- 2 Timothy 4:16
- 2 Timothy 4:22
- Titus 3:15
- Hebrews 7:2
- Hebrews 8:7
- Hebrews 8:13
- Hebrews 9:1
- Hebrews 9:2
- Hebrews 9:6
- Hebrews 9:8
- Hebrews 9:15
- Hebrews 9:18
- Hebrews 10:9
- James 3:17
- 1 Peter 4:17
- 2 Peter 1:20
- 2 Peter 2:20
- 2 Peter 3:3
- 1 John 4:19
- Revelation 1:11
- Revelation 1:17
- Revelation 2:4
- Revelation 2:5
- Revelation 2:8
- Revelation 2:19
- Revelation 4:1
- Revelation 4:7
- Revelation 8:7
- Revelation 13:12
- Revelation 16:2
- Revelation 20:5
- Revelation 20:6
- Revelation 21:1
- Revelation 21:4
- Revelation 21:19
- Revelation 22:13
Words derived from G4413
δευτερόπρωτος G1207
deuteróprōtos — second-first
πρωτεύω G4409
prōteúō — be first
πρωτοκαθεδρία G4410
prōtokathedría — seat of honor
πρωτοκλισία G4411
prōtoklisía — place of honor
πρῶτον G4412
prōton — first
πρωτοστάτης G4414
prōtostátēs — ringleader
πρωτότοκος G4416
prōtótokos — firstborn
φιλοπρωτεύω G5383
philoprōteúō — to love to be first