Lexical Definition
πρωτότοκος prōtótokos (pro-tot-ok'-os) firstborn G:A
from πρῶτος and the alternate of τίκτω
firstbegotten(-born).
- first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
πρωτότοκος, -ον (< πρῶτος, τίκτω), [in LXX chiefly for בְּכוֹר;]
first-born: Lk 2:7; pl., He 11:28. Metaph., of the priority of Christ (originally perh. a Messianic title, cf. Ps 88 (89):28, He 1:6; v. ICC on Col 1:15): He 1:6; π. πάσης κτίσεως, Col 1:15; ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, Ro 8:29; π. (ἐκ) τ. νεκρῶν, Col 1:18, Re 1:5; pl., of the elect, ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων, He 12:23.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 89:28 |
| Luke | 2:7 |
| Romans | 8:29 |
| Colossians | 1:15 · 1:18 |
| Hebrews | 1:6 · 11:28 · 12:23 |
| Revelation | 1:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πρωτότοκος-ος
(paroxytone), Doric dialect πρᾱτοτόκος, ον, bearing or having borne her first-born, μήτηρ π., of a heifer, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὗς, ταὧς, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of women, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II proparoxytone πρωτότοκος, ον, passive,first-born, [LXX+NT+4th c.AD+]; π. ἐγὼ ἢ σύ [LXX]
__II.2 metaphorically, π. πάσης κτίσεως [NT]; of Homer, opposed to Nicander, [Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.22.21 ☩ Luke.2.7 ☩ LXX.Gen.4.4 ☩ LXX.2Kgs.19.43 ☩ Col.1.15