πρωτεύω prōteuō G4409
“I have preeminence, am chief” — Dodson Greek Lexicon
Same root: Related words from the same root: 15 more words
Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to πρό pro (G4253). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- πρῶτος prōtos G4413 “first, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 157 verses
- πρό pro G4253 “before” head of this family (per Strong's: a primary word) in 47 verses
- πρίν prin G4250 “formerly, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 13 verses
- πρωΐ prōi G4404 “early in the morning, at dawn” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 12 verses
- πρότερος proteros G4387 “former, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 6 verses
- πρότερον proteron G4386 “formerly, before” built from πρότερος G4387 (per Strong's) in 5 verses
- πόρρω porrō G4206 “far, far off” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 4 verses
- πόρρωθεν porrōthen G4207 “from afar, far off” built from πόρρω G4206 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρωΐα prōia G4405 “early morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρωϊνός prōinos G4407 “belonging to the morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρῷρα prōra G4408 “the prow of a ship” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- πρηνής prēnēs G4248 “falling headlong” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
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Dodson Greek Lexicon [G4409]
I have preeminence, am chief, am first.
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1 verse(s)
- Colossians 1:18 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.prōteuōn – present (ongoing or repeated action) · active (the subject does it) · participle (verb used like an adjective) · nominative singular masculine (matches the word it goes with)verse | pericope | chapter
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