Know the Word.

Greek word

prōtótokos

πρωτότοκος

What it means

first-born

first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively)

Where it comes from

from prōtos (πρῶτος) and the alternate of tíktō (τίκτω)

How the King James translates it

  • firstborn7
  • firstbegotten1
  • begotten1

Every place it appears 9

Matthew1:25
Luke2:7
Romans8:29
Colossians1:151:18
Revelation1:5