Strong’s G1207 · Greek

δευτερόπρωτος
deuteróprōtos

Definition

second-first, i.e. (specially) a designation of the Sabbath immediately after the Paschal week (being the second after Passover day, and the first of the seven Sabbaths intervening before Pentecost)

Etymology

from G1208 (δεύτερος) and G4413 (πρῶτος);

Where the KJV renders it

  • second … after the first

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