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Strong's G4412 πρῶτον (proton)

Proton means “before” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4412 — melunah (“cottage”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4412
Language Greek
Linked Usages 66
Books 21

Strong's G4412 Quick Answer

Strong's G4412 πρῶτον (proton) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. proton (pro`-ton) adj. 1. firstly (in time, place, order, or importance) [neuter of G4413 as adverb (with or without G3588)] It has 66 linked Bible usages across 21 books. Visible English usage signals include time and without. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
proton (pro`-ton) adj. 1. firstly (in time, place, order, or importance) [neuter of G4413 as adverb (with or without G3588)]
Usage
66 linked usages
Books
21 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
time and without

Meaning and Definition

proton (pro`-ton) adj. 1. firstly (in time, place, order, or importance) [neuter of G4413 as adverb (with or without G3588)] KJV: before, at the beginning, chiefly (at, at the) first (of all) Root(s): G4413, G3588

Original Word
πρῶτον
Transliteration
proton
Derivation
Root: ὁ R1: 4413 R2: 3588
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4412. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

first

Usage: πρῶτον, πρῶτος, see: πρότερος A. Compar., πρότερος, -α, -ον, [in LXX for רִאשׁוֹן ,לִפָנִים, etc. ;] before, of time, place, rank, etc.; in NT always of Time, before, former: Eph.4:22. Adverbially, πρότερον, before, aforetime, formerly: Jhn.7:50, 2Co.1:15, Heb.4:6; opposite to ἔπειτα, Heb.7:27; τὸ π., Jhn.6:62 9:8, Gal.4:13, 1Ti.1:13; αἱ π. ἡμέραι, Heb.10:32; αἱ π. ἐπιθυμίαι, 1Pe.1:14.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4412 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render proton, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

time Matthew 13:30 without James 3:17

How Strong's G4412 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 59 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4412 (πρῶτον) appears 7 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4412 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4412 in the New Testament

59 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:24 KJV

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Matthew 6:33 KJV

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 7:5 KJV

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Strong's G4412 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Isaiah 8:23 Septuagint / Brenton

Drink this first. Act quickly, O land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, and the rest inhabiting the seacoast, and the land beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.

Isaiah 11:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And they shall fly in the ships of the Philistines: they shall at the same time spoil the sea, and them that come from the east, and Edom: and they shall lay their hands on Moab first; but the children of Ammon shall first obey them.

Strong's G4412 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 14:8 Septuagint / Brenton

first, verily for the unfeigned care I have of things pertaining to the king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own citizens: for all our nation is in no small misery through the unadvised dealing of them aforesaid.

4 Maccabees 1:30 Septuagint / Brenton

For reasoning is the leader of the virtues, but it is the sole ruler of the passions. Observe then first, through the very things which stand in the way of temperance, that reasoning is absolute ruler of the passions.

4 Maccabees 6:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And first, they stripped the old man, adorned as he was with the comeliness of piety.

Usage Excerpts

First 66 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4412.

Isaiah 8:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Drink this first. Act quickly, O land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, and the rest inhabiting the seacoast, and the land beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
Isaiah 11:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall fly in the ships of the Philistines: they shall at the same time spoil the sea, and them that come from the east, and Edom: and they shall lay their hands on Moab first; but the children of Ammon shall first obey them.
Matthew 5:24 New Testament, KJV
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Matthew 6:33 New Testament, KJV
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 7:5 New Testament, KJV
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Matthew 8:21 New Testament, KJV
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Matthew 12:29 New Testament, KJV
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
Matthew 13:30 New Testament, KJV
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Matthew 17:10 New Testament, KJV
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Matthew 17:11 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Matthew 17:27 New Testament, KJV
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
Matthew 23:26 New Testament, KJV
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Mark 3:27 New Testament, KJV
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Mark 4:28 New Testament, KJV
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mark 7:27 New Testament, KJV
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
Mark 9:11 New Testament, KJV
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Mark 9:12 New Testament, KJV
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
Mark 13:10 New Testament, KJV
And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Mark 16:9 New Testament, KJV
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Luke 6:42 New Testament, KJV
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Luke 9:59 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luke 9:61 New Testament, KJV
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Luke 10:5 New Testament, KJV
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
Luke 11:38 New Testament, KJV
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
Luke 12:1 New Testament, KJV
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 14:28 New Testament, KJV
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Luke 14:31 New Testament, KJV
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Luke 17:25 New Testament, KJV
But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
Luke 21:9 New Testament, KJV
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
John 2:10 New Testament, KJV
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
John 15:18 New Testament, KJV
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 18:13 New Testament, KJV
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
Acts 3:26 New Testament, KJV
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Acts 7:12 New Testament, KJV
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
Acts 11:26 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 13:46 New Testament, KJV
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Acts 15:14 New Testament, KJV
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Acts 26:20 New Testament, KJV
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Romans 1:8 New Testament, KJV
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Romans 1:16 New Testament, KJV
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 2:9 New Testament, KJV
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Romans 2:10 New Testament, KJV
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
Romans 3:2 New Testament, KJV
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
Romans 15:24 New Testament, KJV
Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
1 Corinthians 11:18 New Testament, KJV
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
1 Corinthians 12:28 New Testament, KJV
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
1 Corinthians 15:46 New Testament, KJV
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
2 Corinthians 8:5 New Testament, KJV
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Ephesians 4:9 New Testament, KJV
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
1 Thessalonians 4:16 New Testament, KJV
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
2 Thessalonians 2:3 New Testament, KJV
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
1 Timothy 2:1 New Testament, KJV
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1 Timothy 3:10 New Testament, KJV
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
1 Timothy 5:4 New Testament, KJV
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
2 Timothy 1:5 New Testament, KJV
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
2 Timothy 2:6 New Testament, KJV
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
Hebrews 7:2 New Testament, KJV
To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
James 3:17 New Testament, KJV
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
1 Peter 4:17 New Testament, KJV
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
2 Peter 1:20 New Testament, KJV
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
2 Peter 3:3 New Testament, KJV
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
2 Maccabees 14:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
first, verily for the unfeigned care I have of things pertaining to the king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own citizens: for all our nation is in no small misery through the unadvised dealing of them aforesaid.
4 Maccabees 1:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For reasoning is the leader of the virtues, but it is the sole ruler of the passions. Observe then first, through the very things which stand in the way of temperance, that reasoning is absolute ruler of the passions.
4 Maccabees 6:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And first, they stripped the old man, adorned as he was with the comeliness of piety.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: Understand first, and then rebuke.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; And secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; And thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, And brought children by another man.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4412, grouped by book.

Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 10 usages, New Testament
Mark 7 usages, New Testament
Luke 10 usages, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 6 usages, New Testament
Romans 6 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 3 usages, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
2 Peter 2 usages, New Testament
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4412 FAQ

What does proton (πρῶτον) mean?

Proton (Strong's G4412) is a Greek word most simply glossed "before". proton (pro`-ton) adj. 1. firstly (in time, place, order, or importance) [neuter of G4413 as adverb (with or without G3588)]

How many times is proton (πρῶτον) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 66 linked usages for Strong's G4412 across 21 books.

Where can I study proton (πρῶτον) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4412 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate proton (πρῶτον)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as time and without. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4412 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4412, with linked reader references where each row is available.