Originally
πρώτωςStrong’s G6078prōtōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prōtōs is the Greek word usually translated “first”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.”
Meaning
Usually translated “first”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- first 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πρώτως prōtōs · originally
first, originally Some manuscripts list πρῶτον (G4412) in place of G6078 at Act.11.26
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “originally” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ORIG'INALLY, adverb
- Primarily; from the beginning or origin.
- At first; at the origin.
- By the first author; as a book originally written by another hand.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.