Mark 10:31:9Mark.10.31.W9TAB
πρῶτοι
protoi
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRO-toi
- Extended
- PROH-toi
- IPA
- /ˈproː.toi/
Meaning by language
- English
- first
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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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Word in context
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PRO-toi
- sentence
pol-LOI de E-son-tai PRO-toi ES-kha-toi KAI hoi ES-kha-toi PRO-toi
Exegesis
The future middle indicative esontai {ἔσονται | é-son-tai} functions as the copular verb, linking the subject “many” with the predicate nominatives protoi {πρῶτοι | prô-toi} “first” and eschatoi {ἔσχατοι | é-scha-toi} “last.” In the first clause, the sequence “many will be first last” is understood as “many who are first will be last,” with English supplying “who are” to make explicit the implied present state being reversed in the future.
The closing protoi {πρῶτοι | prô-toi} “first” reverses the preceding eschatoi, creating a chiastic pattern first–last / last–first that highlights the paradox of status reversal. English word order is slightly adjusted for clarity while preserving the parallelism and the future orientation of the verb.
In context — Mark 10:31
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
About this coordinate
Mark 10:31:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 10:31, 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 Mark.10.31.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.31.W9.S1) and character.