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1 | What is the Greek wd 4 firstborn | Col 1:15 | charrod111 | 224440 | ||
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2 | What is the Greek wd 4 firstborn | Col 1:15 | Pew Potato | 224441 | ||
prototokos (there should be a horizontal line above the first o) is an adjective found nine times with the meaning "firstborn" in both a literal and figurative sense. References to Jesus as Mary's "firstborn" son are found in Matt. 1:25; Luke 2:7; Heb. 1:6. Heb. 11:28 refers to the "firstborn" of Egyptian families destroyed by the avenging angel, a divine judgment precipitating the exodus of the Israelite captives. In metaphorical contexts, the meaning "firstborn" signifies the person of Jesus Christ, who is described as the "firstborn" of creation in Col. 1:15, the initial representative of a regenerate communion of believers who would continue throughout eternity. Col. 1:18; Rev. 1:5 refer to Christ as the "firstborn" from the dead, the prime example of the resurrected members of his body, the church. See also Heb. 12:23; Rom. 8:29 for related usage. - “FIRSTBORN” Expository Dictionary of Bible Words: Word Studies for Key English Bible Words Based on the Hebrew and Greek Texts (Stephen D. Renn) |
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