Matthew 21:28:11Matt.21.28.W11TAB

πρώτῳ

prôtô

first

Transliteration
PRÔ-tô
Extended
PRÔ-tô
IPA
/ˈprɔː.tɔː/

Meaning by language

English
first

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Result
πρώ + τῳ
prô + tô
prôtô

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omegao — same as omicron
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron

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Word in context

  1. word

    PRÔ-tô

  2. clause

    pro-sel-THÔN TÔ PRÔ-tô EI-pen

  3. sentence

    pro-sel-THÔN TÔ PRÔ-tô EI-pen TEK-non HY-pa-ye SÊ-me-ron er-GA-zoo en TÔ am-pe-LÔ-ni

Exegesis

The aorist participle proselthōn {προσελθὼν | pros-el-thṓn} “having come” governs the dative prōtō {πρώτῳ | prṓ-tō-i} “to the first,” marking a temporal circumstance.

In contextMatthew 21:28

But what do you think? A man had two children. He came to the first and said, “Son, go today and work in the vineyard.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 21:28, so the Greek word πρώτῳ (prôtô) 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.21.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.28.W11.S1) and character.