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+# πρωτεύω/prōteuō
+This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.
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+* This word can mean to be first.
+* This word can mean to be the greatest in some way.
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+See: Colossians 1:18
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+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.