Prōtos — G4413

G4413 · Greek — πρῶτος

Pronunciation: pro'-tos

Definition

adjective

foremost (in time, place, order or importance)

  1. either in time or place, in any succession of things or of persons
    1. absolutely (i. e. without a noun) and substantively
    2. where it agrees with some substantive
  2. first in rank, influence, honor
  3. neuter πρῶτον as adverb, first, at the first
    1. in order of time
    2. in enumerating several particulars

Usually translated as

first, chief, before, beginning, best, chiefest, former

Origin

contracted superlative of G4253

Occurrences

Prōtos occurs 100 times in 94 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (15), Mark (10), Luke (9), John (8), Acts (11), Romans (1), 1 Corinthians (4), Ephesians (1), Philippians (1), 1 Timothy (4), 2 Timothy (2), Hebrews (9), 2 Peter (1), 1 John (1), Revelation (17)

Strong's Lexicon — P