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Apr 19, 2018 · Seemingly the most significant passage is to be found at Psalm 89:27: “I shall also make him My first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.”. This highly Messianic passage paves the way for a solid understanding of the use of prototokos in the New Testament, especially in relation to the Messiah, Jesus.
The apostle says that Christ is the image of the Father—for he calls him the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Firstborn, mark you, not first created, in order that he may be believed to be both begotten, in virtue of his nature, and the first in virtue of his eternity. 2.
- We have difficulty, in our typically "Western" way of thinking, understanding the biblical concept of "firstborn," particularly in how the word fun...
- Various Church Fathers explain why the particular word πρωτότοκος is used here and not something else. Generally the explanations observe that the...
- BDAG gives two basic senses for “firstborn”, a literal (1. lit. pert. to birth order, firstborn) [a1] and a figurative extensional of the literal (...
- Colossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn* over all creation. * πρωτότοκος πρωτό— prōto —τοκος tokos First—born: Fir...
- In general, to better understand the range of meaning for a translated word, it's helpful to look at all translations of that word (in this case πρ...
- Christ has multiple origins and therefore is described in multiple ways in various places and it behooves the expositor to consider the context in...
- I think there is something more to this Greek word that we are missing. The Apostles were using ordinary words to describe extraordinary events. In...
- I believe from prophecy inflections that it relates to the coming resurrection of the dead as foretold in Daniel 12:2.
- Is it not correct that the "tokos" part of prototokos comes from tikto, / inf. to bring forth? Edit... Nevermind found this above already stated.
Jan 2, 2021 · Quotes. Welcome to the world of ancient Greek mythology, where gods mingled with mortals and heroes grappled with fate. I’ve plucked 25 quotes straight from the pages of Greek epics that still hit home today. I’m talking love, wisdom, and the occasional epic burn – all courtesy of the greats like Homer, Euripides, and Sophocles.
Dec 12, 2020 · Bottom line: prōtotokos can mean two things: (1) first in time sequence, the first to be born; or (2) first in position, the highest ranking person. Five passages describe Jesus as the prōtotokos: Romans 8:29 – God’s purpose is that Christ “might be the first-born among many brethren.”.
Transliteration: prototokos. Phonetic Spelling: (pro-tot-ok'-os) Definition: first-born. Usage: first-born, eldest. HELPS Word-studies. 4416 prōtótokos (from 4413 /prṓtos, "first, pre-eminent" and 5088 /tíktō, "bring forth") – properly, first in time (Mt 1:25; Lk 2:7); hence, pre-eminent (Col 1:15; Rev 1:5).
First-born (4416) (prototokos from protos = first, foremost, in place order or time; rank dignity + titko = beget, to bear, bring forth) can mean first-born chronologically (Lk 2:7), but refers...
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So in 1 Colossians 1:15, per the original question, Paul refers to Jesus as the firstborn from the dead and of the new regime. Notice that Hebrews also says that Jesus obtained the new and better title of "son" and "heir". "Heir" is the privilege (and responsibility) of the firstborn: