Prōteúō — G4409

Definition

verb

to be first (in rank or influence)

1. to be first, hold the first place, (A. V. have the pre-eminence)

Usually translated as

have the preeminence

Origin

from G4413

• prōtos (G4413)

Occurrences

Prōteúō occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Colossians (1)

• Colossians 1:18 — And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (πρωτεύων).