2001 Translation

PRŌTOI, prōtoi

Sounds Like: PRO-toy

Translations: first, foremost, chief, the first, the foremost, the chief, (to) the first, (to) the foremost, (to) the chief

From the root: ΠΡΩΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'first' in order, time, or importance. It can refer to the initial position, the earliest occurrence, or the highest rank. When used substantively, it refers to 'the first ones' or 'the chief ones'. It is often used to describe leaders or those who hold a prominent position.

Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Nominative or Dative

Strong’s number: G4413 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:16, 1:107

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:8, 3:14, 9:7, 9:8

Codex Sinaiticus

• 1 Chronicles — 18:17
• Esther — 1:14
• Tobit — 7:1
• 1 Maccabees — 7:13
• Isaiah — 11:14, 43:27
• Matthew — 19:30, 20:10, 20:16
• Mark — 10:31
• Luke — 13:30, 19:47
• Acts of the Apostles — 25:2
• Shepherd of Hermas — 12:1, 92:6

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 14:81, 16:151, 40:281
• Book Two — 16:151, 40:281

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 4:109
• Book 3 — 12:290
• Book 7 — 2:53, 9:230, 11:276
• Book 9 — 5:95, 8:173
• Book 10 — 4:71
• Book 12 — 6:174, 6:196
• Book 14 — 9:165, 15:442
• Book 17 — 8:198, 13:342
• Book 18 — 4:98, 5:121, 8:273
• Book 20 — 6:119, 6:123, 6:125, 8:183

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Seven — 8:73

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 7:28, 60:310, 68:381, 74:410

Pseudo-Baruch

• The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 4:7

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Numbers — 2:9, 10:13, 10:14
• 1 Kings — 18:25
• 1 Chronicles — 18:17
• 2 Chronicles — 9:29, 12:15, 16:11, 20:34, 25:26, 26:22, 35:27
• Esther — 1:14
• Tobit — 7:1
• 1 Maccabees — 7:13
• Isaiah — 11:14, 43:27

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 5 — 5:3
• Parable 8 — 4:4
• Parable 9 — 15:6, 29:3

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 3 — 4:1

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 19:30, 20:10, 20:16
• Mark — 10:31
• Luke — 13:30, 19:47
• Acts — 25:2

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΩΤΟΣ.

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.

• ΟΠΡΩΤΟΣ — the first, a first
• ΠΡΟΤΑ — first, foremost, chief, principal, earliest, original
• ΠΡΟΤΗΣ — first, a first, foremost, chief, principal
• ΠΡΟΤΩΝ — of first, of the first, of former, of the former
• ΠΡΩΤΑ — first, foremost, chief, principal, first things, firstly, at first, before
• ΠΡΩΤΑΙ — first, foremost, earliest
• ΠΡΩΤΑΙΣ — first, foremost, earliest
• ΠΡΩΤΑΣ — first, a first, former, earliest, chief, principal
• ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΑ — chief, principal, leading, foremost, a capital city, the capital city
• ΠΡΩΤΗ — first, a first, foremost, chief, principal, earliest
• ΠΡΩΤΗΝ — first, earliest, foremost, the first, the earliest, the foremost
• ΠΡΩΤΗΣ — of first, of the first, first
• ΠΡΩΤΟ — first, foremost, chief, principal, earliest, before, at the first, in the first place
• ΠΡΩΤΟΙΣ — first, foremost, chief, principal, a first, the first
• ΠΡΩΤΟΝ — first, foremost, chief, principal, a first thing, before, at the first, in the first place
• ΠΡΩΤΟΣ — first, a first, chief, principal, foremost, the first
• ΠΡΩΤΟΥ — of first, of the first, of the foremost
• ΠΡΩΤΟΥΣ — first, foremost, chief, first ones, foremost ones, chief ones
• ΠΡΩΤΩ — first, foremost, chief, principal, before, at the first, in the first
• ΠΡΩΤΩΝ — first, foremost, chief, principal, earliest, original, a first, the first
• ΠΡΩΤΩΣ — first, at first, for the first time, firstly, before all others
• ΠΡΩΤ‾Η‾ — first, the first
• ΤΟΝΠΡΩΤΟΝ — the first, a first
• ‾ΠΡΩ‾Ν — first, former, earliest, foremost, chief, principal

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