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πρωτότοκος

prōtotokosfirstbornHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective8 occurrences5 books8 verses

Definition

πρωτότοκος, -ον

(πρῶτος, τίκτω) [in LXX chiefly for בְּכוֹר ;]

first-born: Luke 2:7; pl., Hebrews 11:28. Metaphorical, of the priority of Christ (originally perh. a Messianic title, cf. Psalm 89:28, Hebrews 1:6; see ICC on Colossians 1:15): Hebrews 1:6; π. πάσης κτίσεως, Colossians 1:15; ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, Romans 8:29; π. (ἐκ) τ. νεκρῶν, Colossians 1:18, Revelation 1:5; pl., of the elect, ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων, Hebrews 12:23.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Luke 2:7πρωτότοκον · firstborn
    And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
  2. Romans 8:29πρωτότοκον · [the] firstborn
    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  3. Colossians 1:15πρωτότοκος · [the] firstborn
    The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  4. Colossians 1:18πρωτότοκος · [and] firstborn
    And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
  5. Hebrews 1:6πρωτότοκον · firstborn
    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
  6. Hebrews 11:28πρωτότοκα · firstborn
    By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
  7. Hebrews 12:23πρωτοτόκων · of [the] firstborn
    …in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
  8. Revelation 1:5πρωτότοκος · firstborn
    …and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,