The word under consideration is prototokos. It is made up of two words, protos, meaning first,2 and tokos from tikto, “to give birth.”3 There is little evidence that the word prototokos was used extensively before the time of the Septuagint.4 Its basic meaning is the first one born, the first born child. However, it must be examined in its context to determine its true meaning.
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