- Original: πρῶτος - Transliteration: Protos - Phonetic: pro'-tos - Definition: 1. first in time or place a. in any succession of things or persons 2. first in rank a. influence, honour b. chief c. principal 3. first, at the first - Origin: contracted superlative of G4253 - TDNT entry: 20:26,0 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Contracted superlative of G4253 ; foremost (in time place order or importance): - before beginning best chief (-est) first (of all) former. Total KJV Occurrences: 67 • all, 1 1 Corinthians 15:3 • before, 2 Joh 1:15; Joh 1:30 • beginning, 1 2 Peter 2:20 • chief, 6 Mar 6:21; Luke 19:47; Act 16:12; Act 17:4; Act 25:2; 1 Timothy 1:15 • first, 50 Mat 10:2; Mat 21:31; Mat 22:25; Mat 26:17; Mat 27:64; Mar 12:20; Mar 12:28; Mar 14:12; Mar 16:9; Luke 2:2; Luke 20:29; Joh 1:41; Joh 5:4; Joh 19:32; Joh 20:4; Joh 20:8; Act 12:10; Act 20:18; Act 26:23; Act 27:43; Romans 10:19; 1 Corinthians 14:30; 1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Corinthians 15:47; Eph 6:2; Philippians 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:16; 1 Timothy 2:13; 1 Timothy 5:12; 2 Timothy 4:16; Hebrews 8:7; Hebrews 9:1; Hebrews 9:2; Hebrews 9:6; Hebrews 9:8; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 9:18; Hebrews 10:9; 1 John 4:19; Revelation 4:1; Revelation 4:7; Revelation 8:7; Revelation 13:12(2); Revelation 16:2; Revelation 20:5; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 21:1(2); Revelation 21:19 • former, 1 Act 1:1 • man, 1 Act 28:7 • men, 1 Act 13:50 • old, 1 Hebrews 8:13 • partaker, 1 2 Timothy 2:6 • things, 1 Revelation 21:4 • together, 1 Act 28:17