Word 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.)