Matthew 19:30:8Matt.19.30.W8TAB
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
pol-LOI DE E-son-tai PRO-toi ES-kha-toi KAI ES-kha-toi PRO-toi
Exegesis
The nominative adjectives protoi {πρῶτοι | prô-toi} and eschatoi {ἔσχατοι | és-kha-toi} function as predicate nominatives, describing states of being rather than attributive qualities.
Root and etymology
protospi–rho–omega–tau–omicron–sigma
“first, foremost”
In context — Matthew 19:30
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 19:30, 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 Matt.19.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.30.W8.S1) and character.