Strong G4414πρωτοστάτης
ringleader
- Transliteration
- prōtostatēs
- Pronunciation
- pro-tos-tat'-ace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Detailed definition
πρωτοστάτης, -ου, ὁ
(πρῶτος, ἵστημι) [in LXX: Job.15:24 AB *;]
prop., of soldiers, one who stands first, one in the front rank (Thuc., Xen.); hence, metaphorically, a leader: Act.24:5.†
(AS)
(πρῶτος, ἵστημι) [in LXX: Job.15:24 AB *;]
prop., of soldiers, one who stands first, one in the front rank (Thuc., Xen.); hence, metaphorically, a leader: Act.24:5.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4414 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ringleader1
First verses
- Acts 24:5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
πρωτο-στάτης [ᾰ], ου, ὁ,
(ἵστημι) one who stands first, especially the first man on the right of a line, right-hand man, ὁ π. τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.71)]; but also οἱ π. the front-rank men, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.57, 6.3.24, “Lac.” 11.5, etc.)]; either sense possible in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Teles Philosophus p.4 H.)]
2 ={λοχαγός}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 5.1, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 5.6.)]
3 man in the uneven rows in a λόχος, opposed to ἐπιστάτης, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 2.3, etc.)]
II metaphorically, chief or leader of a party, [NT+3rd c.AD+ (NT.Act.24.5; π. τοῦ χοροῦ τῶν μαθητῶν 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “adversus Christianos - Abh. Berl. Akad.” 26.1)]; π. τοῦ θητικοῦ καὶ οἰκετικοῦ[Refs 4th c.BC+ (Men.Prot. p.8 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]
(ἵστημι) one who stands first, especially the first man on the right of a line, right-hand man, ὁ π. τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.71)]; but also οἱ π. the front-rank men, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.57, 6.3.24, “Lac.” 11.5, etc.)]; either sense possible in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Teles Philosophus p.4 H.)]
2 ={λοχαγός}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 5.1, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 5.6.)]
3 man in the uneven rows in a λόχος, opposed to ἐπιστάτης, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 2.3, etc.)]
II metaphorically, chief or leader of a party, [NT+3rd c.AD+ (NT.Act.24.5; π. τοῦ χοροῦ τῶν μαθητῶν 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “adversus Christianos - Abh. Berl. Akad.” 26.1)]; π. τοῦ θητικοῦ καὶ οἰκετικοῦ[Refs 4th c.BC+ (Men.Prot. p.8 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]