ἘΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΡΕΙ, ἐπρωτοβαθρει
EPRŌTOBATHREI, eprōtobathrei
Sounds Like: ep-PRO-toh-bath-rei
Translations: he was given the first rank, he was given the highest position, he was promoted to the highest rank
From the root: ΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of being given the first or highest rank, or being promoted to a position of preeminence. It is a compound word, combining 'πρῶτος' (prōtos), meaning 'first', and 'βαθμός' (bathmos), meaning 'step' or 'rank'. Thus, it literally means 'to be in the first rank' or 'to take the first step/position'. It is used to indicate someone being elevated above others in status or authority.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Esther — 3:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΡΕΙ — he held the first rank, he was preeminent, he was exalted, he was promoted
- ΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΡΕΙ — he was given the first rank, he was given the first seat, he was given the first place, he was given preeminence
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