πρῶτος

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• πρᾶτος (Doric)

[edit] Etymology

Traditionally held to be the superlative of πρό (pro), “‘before’”) (compare πρότερος (proteros)), but it is unclear how such a contraction would come about. Could also be from a Proto-Indo-European *pr̥H-, with cognates including Lithuanian pirmas, Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva), and Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬬𐬀 (paurva). In both cases, the ω and α forms are difficult to reconcile.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [prɔ́ː̀tos]

• (Koine): IPA: [prˈo̞ːto̞s]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [prˈotos]

[edit] Adjective

πρῶτος m., πρότη f., πρῶτον n.; first/second declension; (prōtos)

1. first, ordinal counterpart of εἷς
2. earliest
3. foremost, most prominent
4. (mathematics) prime

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Beekes Greek etymological dictionary
• Strong’s concordance number: G4413