# G4409 πρωτεύω

πρωτεύω (prōteúō), Strong’s G4409: to be first (in rank or influence) KJV: have the preeminence. Occurs 3 times.

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*prōteúō* — to be first (in rank or influence)

KJV: have the preeminence

Derived from [πρῶτος prōtos](https://besorah.bible/word/G4413) (foremost)

Occurs 3 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Colossians 1:18](https://besorah.bible/besorah/colossians/1?v=18) — He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he…
- [2 Maccabees 6:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/6?v=18) — Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, a man already well advanced in years, and of a noble countenance, was compelled…
- [2 Maccabees 13:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/13?v=15) — He gave out to his men the watchword, “VICTORY IS GOD’S”, with a chosen force of the bravest young men he attacked the…