Strong's Lexicon
G4415 — πρωτοτόκια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4415 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πρωτοτόκια |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4416 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | prototokia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pro-tot-ok'-ee-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. primogeniture (as a privilege) |
| KJV Renderings: | birthright |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πρωτοτόκια, πρωτοτοκιων, τά (πρωτότοκος), in the Sept. also πρωτοτοκεια (others, πρωτοτοκεια (cf. Chandler § 99), πρωτοτόκια, manuscript Venet., Aq.), for áÀÌëåøÈä, primogeniture, the right of the firstborn (in classical Greek ἡ πρεσβεία, and τό πρεσβεῖον): Heb 12:16. (Philo repeats the word after the Sept. in his alleg. legg. 3, 69; sacrif. Abel. § 5. Occasionally also in Byzantine writings.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πρωτοτόκια (birthright)
Hebrews 12:16
- KJV: Lest there any fornicator or profane person as Esau who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright
- GK: μη τις πόρνος η βέβηλος ως Ησαύ ος αντί βρώσεως μιάς απέδοτο τα πρωτοτόκια αυτού
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