Greek · G2078, G4413 · unreviewed

ἔσχατοι / πρῶτοι

Farthest, final (of place or time) · foremost (in time, place, order or importance)

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ἔσχατος G2078 farthest, final (of place or time)

Pronunciation éschatos

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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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What does ἔσχατοι / πρῶτοι (eschatoi / prōtoi) mean in the Bible?

ἔσχατος · πρῶτος is a Greek word meaning "Last / first.". Last / first.

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Meaning

Last / first.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 19:30 · Matt 20:12 · Matt 20:16 · Mark 10:31 · Luke 13:30 9×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 9:35 · 1 Cor 15:26 · 1 Cor 15:45 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 2:8 · Rev 22:13 6×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · 2 Pet 2:20 3×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:64 · 1 John 2:18 3×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 1:8 · Acts 13:47 · Heb 1:2 3×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine 1 Pet 1:20 · Jude 1:18 2×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine 2 Pet 3:3 · Rev 21:9 2×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:8 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine John 6:39 · John 6:40 · John 6:44 · John 6:54 · John 7:37 · John 11:24 · John 12:48 · 1 Cor 15:52 8×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 2:17 · 2 Tim 3:1 · Jas 5:3 3×

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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