Luke 19:16:4Luke.19.16.W4TAB
πρῶτος
protos
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRO-tos
- Extended
- PROH-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈprɔː.tos/
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) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PRO-tos
- sentence
pa-re-GHE-ne-to de ho PRO-tos LE-gōn KY-ree-e hê MNA sou DE-ka pro-sêr-GA-sa-to MNAS
Exegesis
The nominative phrase ho protos {ὁ πρῶτος | ho prō-tos} ‘the first’ functions as the subject following the verb, a common post-verbal subject order in narrative Greek.
Root and etymology
propi–rho–omicron
“before, in front of”
In context — Luke 19:16
Then the first one came, saying, “Lord , Your mina has gained ten minas.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 19:16, so the Greek word πρῶτος (protos) 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.19.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.16.W4.S1) and character.