Πρῶτον μέν
Lemma: πρῶτος
adjective (ordinal numeral)
adjective (ordinal numeral)
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Added Apr 07, 2026
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
13 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
prôtista
adverb
πρῶτα
adverb
πρῶτον
accusative, singular, neuter
πρώτιστον
adverb
πρώτοι
nominative / vocative, plural, masculine
πρωτον
adverb
πρωτη
nominative (also possible: vocative), singular, fe...
πρώτιστα
adverb
πρῶτο
dative, singular, masculine or neuter
πρῶτός
nominative, singular, masculine
πρῶτον·
adverb
πρώτη
nominative, singular, feminine
πρῶτος
nominative, singular, masculine