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πρῶτος

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greekNew TestamentAdjective98 occurrences15 books92 verses

Definition

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.., Luke 14:18, John 19:32, 1 Corinthians 14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Revelation 1:17; 2:8; 22:13; neut., τὸ π., opposite to τ. δεύτερον, Hebrews 10:9; τὰ π., opposite to τ. ἔσχατα, Matthew 12:45, Luke 11:26, 2 Peter 2:20; anarth., Matthew 10:2; pl., Matthew 19:30, Mark 10:31, Luke 13:30; ἐν πρώτοις (EV, first of all), 1 Corinthians 15:3;

(b) as adj.: πρώτῃ; (sc. ἡμέρᾳ) σαββάτου, Mk 16:[9]; φυλακή, opposite to δευτέρα, Acts 12:10; equiv. to adv. in English, John 8:7; 20:4, 8, 8 Acts 27:43, Romans 10:19, 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 John 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), John 1:15, 30; with art., Mark 14:12, Acts 1:1, al.; before ὁ δεύτερος, etc., Matthew 22:25, Mark 12:20, al.

2. Of Rank or Dignity, chief, principal: Matthew 20:27; 22:38, Mark 9:35, Ephesians 6:2, al.; with genitive, Mark 12:28, 29 al.; πόλις (Field, Notes, 124), Acts 16:12; with art., Luke 15:22; 19:47, Acts 13:50, al.

3. Neut., πρῶτον, as adv., first, at the first;

(a) of Time: Matthew 8:21, Mark 4:28, al.; τὸ π., John 10:40, al.;

(b) of Order: Romans 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:18, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πρῶτος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

98 total
  1. Matthew 10:2πρῶτος · first
    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
  2. Matthew 12:45πρώτων · first
    Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  3. Matthew 19:30πρῶτοι · [who are] first; πρῶτοι · [will be] first
    But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
  4. Matthew 20:8πρώτων · first
    When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
  5. Matthew 20:10πρῶτοι · original [workers]
    So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
  6. Matthew 20:16πρῶτοι · first; πρῶτοι · first
    So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
  7. Matthew 20:27πρῶτος · first
    …and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
  8. Matthew 21:28πρώτῳ · first [one]
    But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
  9. Matthew 21:31πρῶτος · first
    Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
  10. Matthew 21:36πρώτων · first [group]
    Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
  11. Matthew 22:25πρῶτος · first [one]
    Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
  12. Matthew 22:38πρώτη · first
    This is the first and greatest commandment.
  13. Matthew 26:17πρώτῃ · first [day]
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  14. Matthew 27:64πρώτης · first
    So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
  15. Mark 6:21πρώτοις · leading [men]
    On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
  16. Mark 9:35πρῶτος · first
    Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
  17. Mark 10:31πρῶτοι · first; πρῶτοι · [will be] first
    But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
  18. Mark 10:44πρῶτος · first
    …and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
  19. Mark 12:20πρῶτος · first [one]
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
  20. Mark 12:28πρώτη · [the] most important
    Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
  21. Mark 12:29Πρώτη · most important
    Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
  22. Mark 14:12πρώτῃ · first
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  23. Mark 16:9πρώτῃ · [on the] first [day]
    Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
  24. Luke 2:2πρώτη · first
    This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
  25. Luke 11:26πρώτων · first
    Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
  26. Luke 13:30πρῶτοι · first; πρῶτοι · first
    And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
  27. Luke 14:18πρῶτος · first [one]
    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
  28. Luke 15:22πρώτην · best
    But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
  29. Luke 16:5πρώτῳ · first
    And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
  30. Luke 19:16πρῶτος · first [servant]
    The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
  31. Luke 19:47πρῶτοι · leaders
    Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
  32. Luke 20:29πρῶτος · first [one]
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.
  33. John 1:15πρῶτός · before
    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.’”
  34. John 1:30πρῶτός · before
    This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
  35. John 8:7πρῶτος · first
    When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
  36. John 10:40πρῶτον · first
    Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
  37. John 12:16πρῶτον · At first
    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.
  38. John 19:32πρώτου · first [man]
    So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
  39. John 19:39πρῶτον
    Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
  40. John 20:4πρῶτος · first
    The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
  41. John 20:8πρῶτος · first
    Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
  42. Acts 1:1πρῶτον · first
    In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
  43. Acts 11:26πρώτως
    …and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
  44. Acts 12:10πρώτην · [the] first
    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.
  45. Acts 13:50πρώτους · leading men
    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.
  46. Acts 16:12πρώτη · [the] leading
    From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.