πρωτότοκος prōtotokos · G4416

firstborn

πρωτότοκος, -ον; (πρῶτος, τίκτω) [in LXX chiefly for בְּכוֹר ; ] ; first-born: Luk.2:7; pl., Heb.11:28. Metaphorical, of the priority of Christ (originally perh. a Messianic title, cf. Psa.89:28, Heb.1:6; see ICC on Col.1:15): Heb.1:6; π. πάσης κτίσεως, Col.1:15; ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, Rom.8:29; π. (ἐκ) τ. νεκρῶν, Col.1:18, Rev.1:5; pl., of the elect, ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων, Heb.12:23.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πρωτοτόκ-ος ; (paroxytone), Doric dialect πρᾱτοτόκος, ον, bearing or having borne her first-born, μήτηρ π., of a heifer, []; ὗς, ταὧς, []; of women, []; II proparoxytone πρωτότοκος, ον, passive,first-born, []; π. ἐγὼ ἢ σύ []; II.2 metaphorically, π. πάσης κτίσεως []; of Homer, opposed to Nicander, []

Where it's used 9 times

Matthew 1:25 · Luke 2:7 · Romans 8:29 · Colossians 1:15 · Colossians 1:18 · Hebrews 1:6 · Hebrews 11:28 · Hebrews 12:23 · Revelation 1:5

Source: TBESG G4416; TFLSJ G4416

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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