ΠΡΩΤΟΓΟΝΟΥ, πρωτογονου
PRŌTOGONOU, prōtogonou
Sounds Like: PRO-toh-go-NOO
Translations: of firstborn, of first-begotten, of first-created
From the root: ΠΡΩΤΟΓΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'firstborn,' 'first-begotten,' or 'first-created.' It is a compound word derived from 'πρῶτος' (first) and 'γονός' (born, begotten). It is used to describe someone or something that is the first to be born or created, often implying preeminence or priority. In a sentence, it would modify a noun, indicating its status as the first of its kind.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G4416 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 58:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΩΤΟΓΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΡΩΤΟΓΟΝΑ — firstborn, first-begotten, first-created
- ΠΡΩΤΟΓΟΝΟΣ — firstborn, first-begotten, a firstborn, a first-begotten
- ΠΡΩΤΟΓΟΝΩ — (to) firstborn, (to) first-begotten
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