Luke 13:30:7Luke.13.30.W7TAB
πρῶτοι
protoi
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRO-toi
- Extended
- PROH-toi
- IPA
- /ˈprɔː.toi/
Meaning by language
- English
- first
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PRO-toi
- sentence
KAI i-DOU ei-SIN ES-kha-toi hoi ES-on-tai PRO-toi KAI ei-SIN PRO-toi hoi ES-on-tai ES-kha-toi
Exegesis
The relative clause hoi esontai protoi {οἳ ἔσονται πρῶτοι | hoí é-son-tai prô-toi} predicts that these will “be first.”
The second clause mirrors this chiastic pattern, with protoi {πρῶτοι | prô-toi} “first” followed by the parallel relative clause hoi esontai eschatoi {οἳ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι | hoí é-son-tai és-kha-toi} “who will be last.” This structure underscores the radical inversion of social rank envisioned by Jesus.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–rho–omega–tau–omicron–sigma
“first, foremost, most prominent”
In context — Luke 13:30
And behold , some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.
About this coordinate
Luke 13:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 13:30, so the Greek word πρῶτοι (protoi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.13.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.30.W7.S1) and character.