Matthew 22:25:9Matt.22.25.W9TAB
πρῶτος
prôtos
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRÔ-tos
- Extended
- PRÔH-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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Word in context
- word
PRÔ-tos
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ho PRÔ-tos YÊ-mas e-te-LEU-tê-sen
- clause
KAI ho PRÔ-tos YÊ-mas e-te-LEU-tê-sen KAI MÊ E-khôn SPER-ma a-PHÊ-ken TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOU TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOU
- sentence
Ê-san DE par hê-MIN hep-TA a-del-PHOI KAI ho PRÔ-tos YÊ-mas e-te-LEU-tê-sen KAI MÊ E-khôn SPER-ma a-PHÊ-ken TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOU TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOU
Exegesis
The participial phrase ho protos gemas {ὁ πρῶτος γήμας | ho prō̂-tos gḗ-mās} ‘the first having married’ precedes the main verb eteleutēsen {ἐτελεύτησεν | eteleutḗ-sen} ‘he died’, indicating sequence.
Root and etymology
prot-
“first, primary”
In context — Matthew 22:25
Now there were among us seven brothers, and the first , having married, died; and not having offspring, he left his wife to his brother .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 22:25, so the Greek word πρῶτος (prôtos) 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.22.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.25.W9.S1) and character.