πρῶτον
Transliteration
prōton (Key)
Pronunciation
pro'-ton
Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of πρῶτος (G4413) as adverb (with or without ὁ (G3588))
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
60x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 1 unique form(s)
Πρῶτον — 1x
πρώτον — 1x
πρῶτόν — 1x
πρῶτον — 57x
πρῶτον — 2x
πρῶτον — 2x
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TDNT Reference: 6:868,965

Strong’s Definitions

πρῶτον prōton, pro'-ton; neuter of G4413 as adverb (with or without G3588); firstly (in time, place, order, or importance):—before, at the beginning, chiefly (at, at the) first (of all).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x

The KJV translates Strong's G4412 in the following manner: first (52x), at the first (with G3588) (2x), first of all (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x
The KJV translates Strong's G4412 in the following manner: first (52x), at the first (with G3588) (2x), first of all (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. first in time or place

    1. in any succession of things or persons

  2. first in rank

    1. influence, honour

    2. chief

    3. principal

  3. first, at the first

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πρῶτον prōton, pro'-ton; neuter of G4413 as adverb (with or without G3588); firstly (in time, place, order, or importance):—before, at the beginning, chiefly (at, at the) first (of all).
STRONGS G4412:
πρῶτος, πρώτη, πρῶτον (superlative of πρό, contracted from προατος, whence the Doric πρατός; the comparitive πρότερος see in its place) (from Homer down), the Sept. for רִאשׁון and often for אֶחַד and רֹאשׁ, first;
1. either in time or place, in any succession of things or of persons;
a. absolutely (i. e. without a noun) and substantively;
α. with the article: ὁ πρῶτος καί ὁ ἔσχατος, i. e. the eternal One, Revelation 1:17; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 22:13; ὁ πρῶτος, namely, τῶν κεκλημένων, Luke 14:18; the first of two (cf. Winers Grammar, § 35, 4 N. 1; (Buttmann, 32 (28))), John 19:32; 1 Corinthians 14:30; plural opposed to οἱ ἔσχατοι, Matthew 20:16, on which see ἔσχατος, 2 a. Neuter τό πρῶτον, opposed to τό δεύτερον, Hebrews 10:9; τά πρῶτα, opposed to τά ἔσχατα, one's first state, Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26; 2 Peter 2:20; the first order of things, Revelation 21:4.
β. without the article: Matthew 10:2 (πρῶτος, namely, of the apostles to be mentioned); plural, Matthew 19:30; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30 (on the meaning of which three passages, see ἔσχατος, 2 a.); neuter ἐν πρώτοις (A. V. first of all), among the first things delivered to you by me, 1 Corinthians 15:3.
b. where it agrees with some substantive;
α. anarthrous, and in place of an adjective: πρώτη (namely, ἡμέρα) σαββάτου, on the first day of the week, Mark 16:9; φυλακή, opposed to δευτέρᾳ, Acts 12:10; as a predicate Luke 2:2 (on which cf. Winers Grammar, § 35, 4 N. 1; (Buttmann, § 127, 31)). where it is added to the subject or the object of the verb (and we often use an adverb; Winers Grammar, § 54, 2; (Buttmann, § 123, 9)): εὑρίσκει οὗτος πρῶτος, John 1:41(42) (where L Tr WH πρῶτον); add, John 8:7; John 20:4, 8; Acts 27:43; Romans 10:19; 1 Timothy 1:16; 1 John 4:19; opposed to εἶτα, 1 Timothy 2:13 πρῶτος ἐμβάς, John 5:4 (the article belongs to ἐμβάς (G T Tr WH omit the passage)); but Acts 26:23 πρῶτος ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν is to be translated as the first. By a later Greek usage it is put where πρότερος might have been expected with the genitive (cf. Herm. ad Vig., p. 717; Passow, under the word πρότερος, B. I. 2 c. ii, p. 1243a; (Liddell and Scott, ibid. B. I. 4 c.); Fritzsche, Ep. ad Romans, ii., 420f; Winers Grammar, § 35, 4 N. 1; Buttmann, § 123, 14): πρῶτος μου ἦν, John 1:15, 30 (οἱ πρῶτοι μου ταῦτα ἀνιχνευσαντες, Aelian nat. anim. 8, 12).
β. with the article: (ὁ (ἡ, τό) πρῶτος (πρώτη, πρῶτον), in a series which is so complete, either in fact or in thought, that other members are conceived of as following the first in regular order; as, τόν πρῶτον λόγον, Acts 1:1; add, Mark 14:12; 2 Timothy 4:16; Revelation 4:1, 7; Revelation 13:12, etc.; (opposed to ὁ ἔσχατος), ἡ πρῶτος πλάνη, Matthew 27:64; add, Matthew 20:8, 10, 16; 1 Corinthians 15:45, etc.; also 'the first' of two, where Latin usage requires and the Vulg. ordinarily employs prior (cf. Winers Grammar (and Buttmann), as above): Matthew 21:28, 31 (L Tr WH ὕστερος); ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων, Matthew 21:36; ἡ πρώτη διαθήκη, Hebrews 8:7, 13; Hebrews 9:15, 18; ἡ πρώτη, namely, διαθήκη, Hebrews 9:1 G L T Tr WH; σκηνή, Hebrews 9:1 Rec., 2, 6, 8; ἡ πρώτη γῆ, ὁ πρῶτος οὐρανός, Revelation 21:1; ἀνάστασις, Revelation 20:5, 6; ἄνθρωπος 1 Corinthians 15:47; followed by ὁ δεύτερος, τρίτος, etc.: Matthew 22:25; Mark 12:20; Luke 19:16; Luke 20:29; Revelation 8:7; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 21:19; followed by ἕτερος, Luke 16:5; ὁ πρῶτος, equivalent to the former, previous, pristine: τήν πρώτην πίστιν, the faith which they formerly plighted, 1 Timothy 5:12; ἡ πρώτη ἀγάπη, Revelation 2:4; τά πρῶτα ἔργα, Revelation 2:5.
2. first in rank, influence, honor; chief; principal: without the article, and absolutely, πρῶτος chief (opposed to δοῦλος), Matthew 20:27; Mark 10:44; opposed to ἔσχατος and διάκονος, Mark 9:35; added to a noun, principal, ἐντολή, Matthew 22:38; Mark 12:30 (T WH omit; Tr marginal reading brackets the clause); Ephesians 6:2; with a partitive genitive, Mark 12:28, 29 (see πᾶς, II. 2 b. γ.); 1 Timothy 1:15; with the article, Luke 15:22; Acts 17:4; οἱ πρῶτοι τῆς Γαλιλαίας, the chief men of Galilee, Mark 6:21: τοῦ λαοῦ, Luke 19:47; τῆς πόλεως, Acts 13:50; τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Acts 25:2; Acts 28:17; τῆς νήσου, Acts 28:7 (cf. Lewin, St. Paul, ii., p. 208f, but see Πόπλιος).
3. neuter πρῶτον as adverb, first, at the first;
a. in order of time: Luke 10:5; John 18:13; Acts 11:26 (here T Tr WH πρώτως, which see); followed by εἶτα, ἔπειτα, or δεύτερον, Mark 4:28; 1 Corinthians 15:46; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Timothy 3:10; followed by μετά ταῦτα Mark 16:9 cf. Mark 16:12; the first time, opposed to ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ (the second time), Acts 7:12, 13; τέ πρῶτον καί, first and also (or afterward), i. e. as well as, Romans 1:16 (but here L Tr marginal reading WH brackets πρῶτον); Rom. 2:9,10; without τέ, 2 Corinthians 8:5; 2 Timothy 1:5; first i. e. before anything else is done; first of all: Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:1; John 7:51 L Tr WH; Romans 1:8; 1 Timothy 5:4; 2 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 3:3; πρῶτον πάντων, 1 Timothy 2:1. first, i. e. before something else: Matthew 8:21; Mark 7:27; Mark 9:11, 12; Luke 11:38; Luke 14:28; Romans 15:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Peter 4:17, etc.; before other nations, Acts 3:26; Acts 13:46; before others (R. V. the first to partake etc.), 2 Timothy 2:6; followed by τότε or καί τότε, Matthew 5:24; Matthew 7:5; Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27; Luke 6:42; John 2:10 (T WH omit; L Tr brackets τότε); ἐμέ πρῶτον ὑμῶν (Tdf. omits ὑμῶν) me before it hated you, John 15:18 (see 1 b. ἆ.). τό πρῶτον. at the first, i. e. at the time when one did a thing for the first time: John 10:40; John 12:16; John 19:39.
b. in enumerating several particulars; first, then, etc.: Romans 3:2; 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Hebrews 7:2; James 3:17.
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References

Matthew
Matthew 5:24; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 7:5; Matthew 8:21; Matthew 10:2; Matthew 12:29; Matthew 12:45; Matthew 19:30; Matthew 20:8; Matthew 20:10; Matthew 20:16; Matthew 20:16; Matthew 20:27; Matthew 21:28; Matthew 21:31; Matthew 21:36; Matthew 22:25; Matthew 22:38; Matthew 27:64
Mark
Mark 3:27; Mark 4:28; Mark 6:21; Mark 7:27; Mark 9:11; Mark 9:12; Mark 9:35; Mark 10:31; Mark 10:44; Mark 12:20; Mark 12:28; Mark 12:29; Mark 12:30; Mark 14:12; Mark 16:9; Mark 16:9; Mark 16:12
Luke
Luke 2:2; Luke 6:42; Luke 10:5; Luke 11:26; Luke 11:38; Luke 12:1; Luke 13:30; Luke 14:18; Luke 14:28; Luke 15:22; Luke 16:5; Luke 19:16; Luke 19:47; Luke 20:29
John
John 1:15; John 1:30; John 1:41; John 2:10; John 5:4; John 7:51; John 8:7; John 10:40; John 12:16; John 15:18; John 18:13; John 19:32; John 19:39; John 20:4; John 20:8
Acts
Acts 1:1; Acts 3:26; Acts 7:12; Acts 7:13; Acts 11:26; Acts 12:10; Acts 13:46; Acts 13:50; Acts 17:4; Acts 25:2; Acts 26:23; Acts 27:43; Acts 28:7; Acts 28:17
Romans
Romans 1:8; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:9; Romans 2:10; Romans 3:2; Romans 10:19; Romans 15:24
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 14:30; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Corinthians 15:46; 1 Corinthians 15:47
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 8:5
Ephesians
Ephesians 6:2
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 4:16
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 2:3
1 Timothy
1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:16; 1 Timothy 2:1; 1 Timothy 2:13; 1 Timothy 3:10; 1 Timothy 5:4; 1 Timothy 5:12
2 Timothy
2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 2:6; 2 Timothy 4:16
Hebrews
Hebrews 7:2; Hebrews 8:7; Hebrews 8:13; Hebrews 9:1; Hebrews 9:1; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 9:18; Hebrews 10:9
James
James 3:17
1 Peter
1 Peter 4:17
2 Peter
2 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 2:20; 2 Peter 3:3
1 John
1 John 4:19
Revelation
Revelation 1:17; Revelation 2:4; Revelation 2:5; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 4:1; Revelation 4:7; Revelation 8:7; Revelation 13:12; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 20:5; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 21:1; Revelation 21:4; Revelation 21:19; Revelation 22:13
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