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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πρωτότοκος

Lemmaπρωτότοκος
Citation formπρωτότοκος, ον
Part of speechadjective
Glossfirst-born
Strong’sG4416
Transliterationprōtótokos
Definitionfirst-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--firstbegotten(-born).
Derivationfrom and the alternate of
SBLGNT occurrences8

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πρωτότοκα
adjective, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-)Hebrews 11:28
πρωτότοκον
adjective, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Luke 2:7
adjective, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Romans 8:29
adjective, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Hebrews 1:6
πρωτότοκος
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Colossians 1:15
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Colossians 1:18
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Revelation 1:5
πρωτοτόκων
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-)Hebrews 12:23

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πρωτοτοκος.