Original: πρῶτος

Transliteration: prōtos

Phonetic: pro'-tos

Short Definition: Before

- Original: πρῶτος

- Transliteration: Protos

- Phonetic: pro'-tos

- Definition:

1. first in time or place

a. in any succession of things or persons

2. first in rank

a. influence, honour

b. chief

c. principal

3. first, at the first

- Origin: contracted superlative of G4253

- TDNT entry: 20:26,0

- Part(s) of speech: Adjective

- Strong's: Contracted superlative of G4253; foremost (in time place order or importance): - before beginning best chief (-est) first (of all) former.

Cognate: G4409, G4410, G4411, G4412, G4414, G4415, G4416