Matthew 21:28:11Matt.21.28.W11TAB
πρώτῳ
prôtô
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRÔ-tô
- Extended
- PRÔ-tô
- IPA
- /ˈprɔː.tɔː/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PRÔ-tô
- clause
pro-sel-THÔN TÔ PRÔ-tô EI-pen
- 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 context — Matthew 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.