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πρῶτος
prōtos · Greek · Strong's G4413 · 100 occurrences
The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “before”
What it means
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
contracted superlative of G4253 (πρό);
How the KJV renders it
before, beginning, best, chief, first, former
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“before”
“chief”
Questions this word decides
- Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does John 1:1 mean ('the Word was God')?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
Where it appears
100 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 14:30 A-NSM-S1 Corinthians 15:3 A-DPM-S1 Corinthians 15:45 A-NSM-S1 Corinthians 15:47 A-NSM-S1 John 4:19 A-NSM-S1 Timothy 1:15 A-NSM-S1 Timothy 1:16 A-DSM-S1 Timothy 2:13 A-NSM-S1 Timothy 5:12 A-ASF-S2 Peter 2:20 A-GPN-S2 Timothy 4:16 A-DSF-SActs 1:1 A-ASM-SActs 12:10 A-ASF-SActs 13:33 A-DSM-SActs 13:50 A-APM-SActs 16:12 A-NSF-SActs 17:4 A-GPF-SActs 20:18 A-GSF-SActs 25:2 A-NPM-SActs 26:23 A-NSM-SActs 27:43 A-APM-SActs 28:7 A-DSM-SActs 28:17 A-APM-SEphesians 6:2 A-NSF-SHebrews 8:7 A-NSF-SHebrews 8:13 A-ASF-SHebrews 9:1 A-NSF-SHebrews 9:2 A-NSF-SHebrews 9:6 A-ASF-SHebrews 9:8 A-GSF-SHebrews 9:15 A-DSF-SHebrews 9:18 A-NSF-SHebrews 10:9 A-ASN-SJohn 1:15 A-NSM-SJohn 1:30 A-NSM-SJohn 1:42 A-NSM-SJohn 8:7 A-NSM-SJohn 10:40 A-NSN-SJohn 12:16 A-ASN-SJohn 19:32 A-GSM-SJohn 19:39 A-ASN-SJohn 20:4 A-NSM-SJohn 20:8 A-NSM-SLuke 2:2 A-NSF-SLuke 11:26 A-GPN-SLuke 13:30 A-NPM-SLuke 14:18 A-NSM-SLuke 15:22 A-ASF-SLuke 16:5 A-DSM-SLuke 19:16 A-NSM-SLuke 19:47 A-NPM-SLuke 20:29 A-NSM-SMatthew 10:2 A-NSM-SMatthew 12:45 A-GPN-SMatthew 19:30 A-NPM-SMatthew 20:8 A-GPM-SMatthew 20:10 A-NPM-SMatthew 20:16 A-NPM-SMatthew 20:27 A-NSM-SMatthew 21:28 A-DSN-S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.