Strong's Lexicon
G4414
G4414 — πρωτοστάτης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4414 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πρωτοστάτης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4413 and G2476 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | protostates |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pro-tos-tat'-ace |
| Meaning: | 1. one standing first in the ranks, i.e. a captain (champion) |
| KJV Renderings: | ringleader |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πρωτοστάτης, πρωτοστατου, ὁ (πρῶτος and ἵστημι), properly, one who stands in the front rank, a front-rank man, (Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius, Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus, others; ὥσπερ στρατηγός πρωτοστάτης, Job 15:24); hence, a leader, chief, champion: tropically, (A. V. a ringleader) τῆς αἱρέσεως, Act 24:1-27
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
πρωτοστάτης (ringleader)
Acts 24:5
- KJV: For we have found this man pestilent and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes
- GK: ευρόντες γαρ τον άνδρα τούτον λοιμόν και κινούντα στάσιν πάσι τοις Ιουδαίοις τοις κατά την οικουμένην πρωτοστάτην τε της των Ναζωραίων αιρέσεως