πρωτότοκος, -ον (πρῶτος, τίκτω) [in LXX chiefly for בְּכוֹר ;] first-born: Luk.2:7; pl., Heb.11:28. Metaphorical, of the priority of Christ (originally perh. a Messianic title, cf. Psa.89:28, Heb.1:6; see ICC on Col.1:15): Heb.1:6; π. πάσης κτίσεως, Col.1:15; ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, Rom.8:29; π. (ἐκ) τ. νεκρῶν, Col.1:18, Rev.1:5; pl., of the elect, ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων, Heb.12:23.† (AS)
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G4416 — πρωτότοκος
prōtotokos · firstborn · Greek
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Luke 2:7 · πρωτότοκονAnd she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.Romans 8:29 · πρωτότοκονFor those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.Colossians 1:15 · πρωτότοκοςThe Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.Colossians 1:18 · πρωτότοκοςAnd He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.Hebrews 1:6 · πρωτότοκονAnd again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”Hebrews 11:28 · πρωτότοκαBy faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.Hebrews 12:23 · πρωτοτόκωνin joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,Revelation 1:5 · πρωτότοκοςand from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,