Greek core word #102 · adjective · 153 times in the New Testament
πρῶτος
PROH-tosπρῶτος, πρώτη, πρῶτον — first
- 2-1-2 adjective with feminine in -η (πρῶτος, πρώτη, πρῶτον); circumflex becomes acute before a long ending (πρώτου, πρώτη).
- Ordinal “first”; neuter πρῶτον as adverb “first, at first”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2-1-2 adjective (fem. -η)
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | πρῶτος | πρώτη | πρῶτον | πρῶτοι | πρῶται | πρῶτα |
| Gen | πρώτου | πρώτης | πρώτου | πρώτων | πρώτων | πρώτων |
| Dat | πρώτῳ | πρώτῃ | πρώτῳ | πρώτοις | πρώταις | πρώτοις |
| Acc | πρῶτον | πρώτην | πρῶτον | πρώτους | πρώτας | πρῶτα |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 20, Mark 13:10.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 282 · open the PDF here