Lexical Summary prōteuō: to have the first place Original Word: πρωτεύωTransliteration: prōteuō Phonetic Spelling: (prote-yoo'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to have the first place Meaning: to have the first place Strong's Concordance have preeminence. From protos; to be first (in rank or influence) -- have the preeminence. see GREEK protos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4409: πρωτεύωπρωτεύω; (πρῶτος); to be first, hold the first place, (A. V. have the pre-eminence): Colossians 1:18. (From Xenophon, and Plato down.) |