G4414: πρωτοστάτης
prōtostátēs · “ringleader”
Definition
one standing first in the ranks, i.e. a captain (champion)
KJV translates it as: ringleader
Extended 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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4414 is translated
- a leader ×1
Bible verses with G4414 (prōtostátēs)
Prōtostátēs appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 24:5
For 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: