Philoprōteuō φιλοπρωτεύω
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| φιλοπρωτεύω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | philoprōteuō |
| Strong's number | G5383 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to love to be first |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Philoprōteuō (Greek φιλοπρωτεύω, Strong's G5383) is a Greek verb meaning “to love to be first”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
φιλο-πρωτιύω
(φιλόπρωτος, Plut., al.)
to strive to be first: III Jn 9 (eccl.).†
(AS)
(φιλόπρωτος, Plut., al.)
to strive to be first: III Jn 9 (eccl.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | preeminence (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | loves to be first (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Philoprōteuō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
3 John
- 3 John 1:9I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).