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'First' in the Bible

Now in the eleventh year, on the first [day] of the month [after the capture of King Jehoiachin], the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

In the twenty-seventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken to Babylon], in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

In the eleventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken to Babylon], in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

In the eleventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken captive to Babylon], in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

In the twelfth year [after King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken into exile by the king of Babylon], in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Its guardrooms, three on each side, and its side pillars and its porches had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was fifty cubits and the width was twenty-five cubits.

The first of all the first fruits of every kind, and every contribution and offering of every kind, from all your contributions and offerings, shall belong to the priests. You shall also give to the priest the first of your coarse meal and bread dough, so that a blessing may rest on your house.

‘Thus says the Lord God, “In the first month, on the first of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary (from sin).

“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall have the Passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

And Daniel remained there until the first year of [the reign of] King Cyrus [over Babylon; now this was at the end of the seventy-year exile of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) in Babylonia, as foretold by Jeremiah].

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions appeared in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote the dream down and related a summary of it.

The first (the Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar) was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind was given to it.

While I was considering the horns, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, and three of the first horns were pulled up by the roots before it; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth boasting of great things.

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a [second] vision appeared to me, Daniel, [this was two years] after the one that first appeared to me.

The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—

in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.

On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was on the bank of the great river Hiddekel [which is the Tigris],

Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words.

“Also I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I (Gabriel) arose to be an encouragement and a protection for him.

“She will [passionately] pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them;And she will seek them, but will not find them.Then she will say, ‘Let me go and return to my first husband,For it was better for me then than now!’

Ephraim mixes himself with the [Gentile] nations [seeking favor with one country, then another];Ephraim is a cake not turned [worthless; ready to be thrown away].

They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the Lord;Their sacrifices will not please Him.Their bread will be like mourners’ bread [eaten at funerals];All who eat it will be [ceremonially] unclean,For their bread will be for themselves;It will not enter the house of the Lord [to be consecrated].

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness [an unexpected and refreshing delight];I saw your fathers (ancestors) as the first ripe fruit on the fig tree in its first season,But they came to Baal-peor and consecrated themselves to shamefulness [the worship of Baal],And [because of their spiritual and physical adultery] they became as detestable and loathsome as the thing they loved.

Therefore, they will now go into exile with the first of the captives,And the cultic revelry and banqueting of those who lounge around [on their luxurious couches] will pass away.

And those who have turned back from following the Lord,And those who have not sought the Lord [as their most important need] or inquired of Him.”

In the second year of Darius the king [of Persia], on the first day of the sixth month (Aug 29, 520 b.c.), the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,

The first chariot had red horses (war, bloodshed), the second chariot had black horses (famine, death),

The Lord shall save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah.

All the land will be changed into a plain from Geba to Rimmon, [the Rimmon that is] south of Jerusalem; but Jerusalem will rise and remain [lifted up] on its site from Benjamin’s Gate to the place of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses.

You hypocrite (play-actor, pretender), first get the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives): first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Or how can anyone go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man? Then he will ransack and rob his house.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and make their home there. And the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. So will it also be with this wicked generation.”

Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First gather the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

The disciples asked Him, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Peter answered, “Yes.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?”

However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them [to pay the temple tax] for you and Me.”

But many who are first [in this world] will be last [in the world to come]; and the last, first.

“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last [to be hired] and ending with the first [to be hired].’

Now when the first [to be hired] came, they thought they would get more; but each of them also received a denarius.

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your [willing and humble] slave;

“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Which of the two did the will of the father?” The chief priests and elders replied, “The first one.” Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

Again he sent other servants, more than the first time; and they treated them the same way.

You [spiritually] blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate [examine and change your inner self to conform to God’s precepts], so that the outside [your public life and deeds] may be clean also.

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread (Passover Week) the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Therefore, give orders to have the tomb made secure and safeguarded until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception [the reporting of His resurrection] will be worse than the first [the reporting that He is the Messiah].”

But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

The earth produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head [of grain], then the mature grain in the head.

He was saying to her, “First let the children [of Israel] be fed, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the pet dogs (non-Jews).”

They asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?”

He answered them, “Elijah does come first and restores and reestablishes all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things [grief and physical distress] and be treated with contempt [utterly despised and rejected]?

and whoever wishes to be first and most important among you must be slave of all.

There were seven brothers; the first [one] took a wife, and died leaving no children.

Then one of the scribes [an expert in Mosaic Law] came up and listened to them arguing [with one another], and noticing that Jesus answered them well, asked Him, “Which commandment is first and most important of all?”

Jesus answered, “The first and most important one is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of the birth pangs [the intolerable anguish and suffering].

On the first day [of the festival] of Unleavened Bread, when [as was customary] they sacrificed the Passover lamb, His disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

it seemed fitting for me as well, [and so I have decided] after having carefully searched out and investigated all the events accurately, from the very beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus;

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, allow me to take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite (play actor, pretender), first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

He said to another, “Follow Me [accepting Me as Master and Teacher].” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord [as Your disciple]; but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.”

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace [that is, a blessing of well-being and prosperity, the favor of God] to this house.’

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in [the person] and live there; and the last state of that person becomes worse than the first.”

The Pharisee noticed this and was surprised that Jesus did not first ceremonially wash before the meal.

And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have purchased a piece of land and I have to go out and see it; please consider me excused.’

For which one of you, when he wants to build a watchtower [for his guards], does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to finish it?

Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

So he summoned his master’s debtors one by one, and he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

But first He must suffer many things and be repudiated and rejected and considered unfit [to be the Messiah] by this [unbelieving] generation.

The first one came before him and said, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’

When you hear of wars and disturbances [civil unrest, revolts, uprisings], do not panic; for these things must take place first, but the end will not come immediately.”

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body].

He first looked for and found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means the Christ).

and said to him, “Everyone else serves his best wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then he serves that which is not so good; but you have kept back the good wine until now.”

This, the first of His signs (attesting miracles), Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory [displaying His deity and His great power openly], and His disciples believed [confidently] in Him [as the Messiah—they adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him].

for an angel of the Lord went down into the pool at appointed seasons and stirred up the water; the first one to go in after the water was stirred was healed of his disease.]

But [still] there are some of you who do not believe and have faith.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who did not believe, and who would betray Him.

However, when they persisted in questioning Him, He straightened up and said, “He who is without [any] sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

So they said to Him, “Who are You [anyway]?” Jesus replied, “What have I been saying to you from the beginning?

He went back again across the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

His disciples did not understand [the meaning of] these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified and exalted, they remembered that these things had been written about Him and had been done to Him.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
πρῶτον 
Proton 
first , at the first Trans , first of all ,
Usage: 40

אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

בּכור 
B@kowr 
Usage: 117

בּכּוּרה 
Bikkuwrah 
Usage: 2

בּרושׁ 
B@rowsh 
Usage: 20

תּחלּה 
T@chillah 
Usage: 22

πρότερον 
Proteron 
before Trans , first , former , before , at the first
Usage: 9

πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

אוּד 
'uwd 
Usage: 3

אור 
'owr 
Usage: 42

אוּר 
'uwr 
Usage: 7

אחד 
'echad 
one , first , another , other , any , once , eleven , every , certain , an , some , .
Usage: 432

אשּׁה 
'eshshah 
Usage: 0

אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
offering...by fire
Usage: 65

בּכּוּר 
Bikkuwr 
Usage: 18

בּכרה בּכורה 
B@kowrah 
Usage: 15

בּכּירה 
Bekiyrah 
Usage: 6

בּכר 
Bakar 
Usage: 5

בּכּרה 
Bakkurah 
Usage: 1

בּערה 
B@`erah 
Usage: 1

בּריא 
Bariy' 
Usage: 14

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

גּחלת גּחל 
Gechel 
Usage: 18

זק זק זיקה 
Ziyqah (BR23.50.11) 
Usage: 7

חד 
Chad (Aramaic) 
one , first , a , together
Usage: 14

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 142

יורה 
Yowreh 
Usage: 3

יצק 
Yatsaq 
Usage: 53

כּוּן 
Kuwn 
Usage: 217

להט 
Lahat 
set on fire , burn up , burn , kindle , flaming
Usage: 11

לפּד לפּיד 
Lappiyd 
Usage: 14

מדרה מדוּרה 
M@duwrah 
Usage: 2

מחתּה 
Machtah 
Usage: 22

נוּר 
Nuwr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 17

פּטרה פּטר 
Peter 
Usage: 12

פּרי 
P@riy 
Usage: 119

קדמי 
Qadmay (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

ראשׁני 
Ri'shoniy 
Usage: 1

ראשׁית 
Re'shiyth 
Usage: 51

רקיע 
Raqiya` 
Usage: 17

תּקף 
T@qeph (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

ἀνθρακιά 
Anthrakia 
fire of coals
Usage: 2

ἄνθραξ 
Anthrax 
coals of fire
Usage: 1

ἄνωθεν 
Anothen 
from above , top , again , from the first , from the beginning , not tr
Usage: 10

ἀπαρχή 
Aparche 
Usage: 8

ἀρχή 
Arche 
Usage: 42

βέβαιος 
Bebaios 
Usage: 9

γέεννα 
Geenna 
Usage: 1

δευτερόπρωτος 
Deuteroprotos 
Usage: 1

μετρητής 
metretes 
Usage: 1

προδίδωμι 
Prodidomi 
Usage: 1

προελπίζω 
Proelpizo 
Usage: 1

πρόκειμαι 
Prokeimai 
be set before , be first , be set forth
Usage: 5

προκηρύσσω 
Prokerusso 
Usage: 2

πρωτοτόκος 
Prototokos 
Usage: 9

πῦρ 
Pur 
Usage: 53

πυρά 
Pura 
Usage: 2

πύρινος 
Purinos 
of fire
Usage: 1

πυρόω 
Puroo 
burn , fiery , be on fire , try
Usage: 5

φλογίζω 
Phlogizo 
set on fire
Usage: 2

φῶς 
Phos 
Usage: 44