Greek · G4413, G2078 · unreviewed

πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος

Foremost (in time, place, order or importance) · farthest, final (of place or time)

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πρῶτος G4413 foremost (in time, place, order or importance)

Pronunciation prōtos

Foremost in time, place, or rank; often implies priority or supremacy rather than mere sequence.

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ἔσχατος G2078 farthest, final (of place or time)

Pronunciation éschatos

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What does πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος (prōtos kai ho eschatos) mean in the Bible?

πρῶτος · ἔσχατος is a Greek word meaning "first and last; title of eternal divine sovereignty".

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Meaning

first and last; title of eternal divine sovereignty

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:2 · Matt 20:27 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 22:25 · Mark 9:35 · Mark 10:44 · Mark 12:20 · Luke 14:18 · Luke 19:16 · Luke 20:29 · John 1:15 · John 1:30 · John 20:4 · John 20:8 · Acts 26:23 · Rom 10:19 29×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:38 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:29 · Luke 2:2 · Acts 16:12 · Eph 6:2 · Heb 8:7 · Heb 9:1 · Heb 9:2 · Heb 9:18 · Rev 4:1 · Rev 20:5 · Rev 21:1 13×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 19:30 · Matt 20:10 · Matt 20:16 · Mark 10:31 · Luke 13:30 · Luke 19:47 · Acts 25:2 11×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 15:46 · Rev 4:7 2×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 21:4 1×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · 2 Pet 2:20 · Rev 2:19 4×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:64 · Acts 20:18 · Phil 1:5 · Heb 9:8 4×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:8 · Matt 21:36 2×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine John 19:32 1×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Acts 17:4 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 13 — Repentance, Kingdom Reversal, and the Urgent Narrow Door Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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