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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

Greek

4413. protos -- first, chief
... 4413 (an adjective, derived from 4253 , "before, forward") -- first (foremost).
4413 ("first, foremost") is the superlative form ...
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4248. prenes -- headlong
... headlong. From pro; leaning (falling) forward ("prone"), ie Head foremost -- headlong.
see GREEK pro. (prenes) -- 1 Occurrence. 4247, 4248. prenes. 4249 . ...
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746. arche -- beginning, origin
... 746 -- properly, from the ( sense), ie " (starting) point"; (figuratively) what
comes and therefore is (foremost), ie has the because ahead of the rest ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7223. rishon -- former, first, chief
... 4), beginning (2), chief (1), chiefs (1), earlier (4), earlier things (1), first
(113), first one (2), first time (1), forefathers (1), foremost (1), former (25 ...
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7225. reshith -- beginning, chief
... Origin from rosh Definition beginning, chief NASB Word Usage beginning (19), choice
(2), choicest (3), finest (2), first (16), first fruits (7), foremost (2). ...
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Library

Whether Justice Stands Foremost among all Moral virtues?
... OF JUSTICE (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether justice stands foremost among all moral
virtues? Objection 1: It would seem that justice does ...
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Whether Hatred is a Capital Sin?
... For hatred is directly opposed to charity. Now charity is the foremost
among the virtues, and the mother of all others. Therefore ...
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The Law of Precedence in the Kingdom
... to Peter. Probably the 'then' of the question means, Since Peter is thus selected,
are we to look to him as foremost? Their conception ...
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The world's great sermons, Volume 8
... With Assistance from Many of the Foremost Living Preachers and Other Theologians
INTRODUCTION BY LEWIS O. BRASTOW, DD Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology ...
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Luther's Separation from Rome
... Foremost among those who were called to lead the church from the darkness of
popery into the light of a purer faith, stood Martin Luther. ...
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Luther's Separation from Rome.
... Foremost among those who were called to lead the church from the darkness of
popery into the light of a purer faith, stood Martin Luther. ...
/.../7 luthers separation from rome.htm

Through the Red Sea
... By this time, the foremost ranks of the procession were some distance ahead, the
limit of radiance just in advance, and lighting with special tenderness the ...
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The Cry for Bread
... That first part of the prayer expresses the desires which should ever be foremost
in a good man's soul"those which have to do with God, and point to the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the cry for bread.htm

The Burning of Hus.
... But us the Germans oppress. They seize the offices of state, and we are dumb. In
France the French are foremost. In Germany the Germans are foremost. ...
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Whether the Precepts of the Decalogue Should have Included a ...
... Now foremost among the things dictated by natural reason are the ends of human life,
which are to the practical order what naturally known principles are to ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the precepts of the 5.htm

Thesaurus

Foremost (14 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank
or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army. ...Foremost (14 Occurrences). ...
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Head (4291 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object;
such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also ...
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Front (327 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed
forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the ...
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Leading (101 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Lead. 2. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lead. 3. (a.) Guiding; directing;
controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. ...
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Foremen (9 Occurrences)

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Year (4027 Occurrences)
... bonds of physical servitude. Undoubtedly, they must have been the foremost
in realizing its beneficial effects. But the law was ...
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Zebulun (46 Occurrences)
... tribe of Zebulun in the wilderness was with the standard of the camp of Judah on
the east side of the tabernacle (Numbers 2:7). This camp moved foremost on the ...
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Noble (61 Occurrences)
... Other words are gadhol, "great" (Jonah 3:7); yaqqir, Aramaic "precious" (Ezra
4:10); naghidh, "a leader" (Job 29:10); partemim, "foremost ones" (Esther 1:3 ...
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Nobleman (5 Occurrences)
... Other words are gadhol, "great" (Jonah 3:7); yaqqir, Aramaic "precious" (Ezra
4:10); naghidh, "a leader" (Job 29:10); partemim, "foremost ones" (Esther 1:3 ...
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Nobles (71 Occurrences)
... Other words are gadhol, "great" (Jonah 3:7); yaqqir, Aramaic "precious" (Ezra
4:10); naghidh, "a leader" (Job 29:10); partemim, "foremost ones" (Esther 1:3 ...
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Bible Concordance

Foremost (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 22:38 This is the greatest and foremost Commandment.
(WEY NAS)

Mark 12:28 One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"
(See NAS)

Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, "The greatest is,'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:
(See NAS)

Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
(WEB)

Colossians 1:18 Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 1:15 Faithful is the saying, and deserving of universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; among whom I stand foremost.
(WEY NAS RSV)

1 Timothy 1:16 But mercy was shown me in order that in me as the foremost of sinners Christ Jesus might display the fulness of His long-suffering patience as an example to encourage those who would afterwards be resting their faith on Him with a view to the Life of the Ages.
(WEY NAS RSV)

Genesis 32:17 He commanded the foremost, saying, "When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying,'Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Genesis 33:2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

2 Samuel 18:27 And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Ezra 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons; so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the peoples of the lands; yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been first in this faithlessness.'
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 31:7 For thus said Jehovah: Sing, O ye to Jacob, 'with' joy, And cry aloud at the head of the nations, Sound ye, praise ye, and say, Save, O Jehovah, thy people, the remnant of Israel.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
(See NAS)

Amos 6:1 Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come!
(See NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Foremost

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