Πρῶτον μέν

Lemma: πρῶτος

adjective (ordinal numeral) adjective (ordinal numeral)

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Definition

First, foremost; earliest in time or foremost in rank or importance. Also used as an adverb: first, at first.

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Grammatical Analysis

"Πρῶτον μέν"

Πρῶτον: {'part_of_speech': 'adverb (from neut. sg. acc. of adjective)', 'degree': 'positive', 'function': "temporal/ordinal adverb: 'first, at first'"}

Μέν: {'part_of_speech': 'particle', 'function': "postpositive correlating particle; marks the first member of a μέν ... δέ (or similar) contrast/sequence; often untranslated ('on the one hand/first')"}

Related Forms of πρῶτος

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

πρῶτον accusative, singular, neuter πρώτιστον adverb πρώτοι nominative / vocative, plural, masculine πρῶτα adverb prôtista adverb πρωτον adverb

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