verb
prōteuamō
Greekπρωτεύω (prōteuō)
Strong’sG4409
I have preeminence, am chief
stem prōteu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πρωτεύω
(< πρῶτος), [in LXX: Es 5:11, II Mac 6:18 13:15*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4409 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidprote-yoo'-o
to be first (in rank or influence)
Fromfrom G4413;
King Jameshave the preeminence.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prōteuarōtosπρωτεύων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | have first place | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prōteuamō | prōteuame | prōteuami | prōteuama | prōteuamē | prōteuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prōteuasō | prōteuase | prōteuasi | prōteuasa | prōteuasē | prōteuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prōteuatō | prōteuate | prōteuati | prōteuata | prōteuatē | prōteuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prōteuanō | prōteuane | prōteuani | prōteuana | prōteuanē | prōteuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prōteuavō | prōteuave | prōteuavi | prōteuava | prōteuavē | prōteuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prōteualō | prōteuale | prōteuali | prōteuala | prōteualē | prōteualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prōteuameiō | prōteuameia | prōteuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prōteuaseiō | prōteuaseia | prōteuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prōteuateiō | prōteuateia | prōteuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prōteuaneiō | prōteuaneia | prōteuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prōteuaveiō | prōteuaveia | prōteuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prōteualeiō | prōteualeia | prōteualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prōteuasōr | prōteuasar | prōteuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prōteuatōr | prōteuatar | prōteuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prōteuavōr | prōteuavar | prōteuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prōteualōr | prōteualar | prōteualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prōteuamoiō | prōteuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prōteuasoiō | prōteuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prōteuatoiō | prōteuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prōteuanoiō | prōteuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prōteuavoiō | prōteuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prōteualoiō | prōteualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prōteuarō | prōteuari | prōteuara | prōteuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prōteuarōtos1×πρωτεύων | prōteuaritos | prōteuaratos | prōteuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
prōteu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
prōteuarōtos“have first place”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Colossians 1:18“have first place”kai autos atō tas kefalas teu sōmeu tau ekklēsau; hos atō archas, prōtotokos ek toiu nekroiu, hina gineteia en pantei autos prōteuarōtos,And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.