Strong's Greek Concordance

G4755: στρατηγός

stratēgós · “officer/magistrate”

Definition

a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens

KJV translates it as: captain, magistrate

Word origin: from the base of G4756 (στρατιά) and G71 (ἄγω) or G2233 (ἡγέομαι);

Extended definition

στρατηγός, -οῦ, ὁ
(στραός, ἄγω), [in LXX chiefly for סָגָן (always in pl.), שַׂר ;]
1. a military commander, a general (Hdt., al.).
2. A civic commander, a governor, magistrate (Hdt., Xen., al.): Act.16:20, 22 16:35-36, 38.
3. The commander of the Levitical guard of the Temple, ὁ σ. τ. ἱεροῦ (EV, captain of the Temple): Act.4:1 5:24, 26; pl., Luk.22:4, 52.†
SYN.: ἄρχων (cf. EGT on Act.16:20; Ramsay, St. Paul, 217). (AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G4755 is translated

  • magistrates ×4
  • captains ×3
  • captain ×3

Bible verses with G4755 (stratēgós)

Stratēgós appears in 10 verses.

  • Luke 22:4

    And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

  • Luke 22:52

    Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

  • Acts 4:1

    And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

  • Acts 5:24

    Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

  • Acts 5:26

    Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

  • Acts 16:20

    And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

  • Acts 16:22

    And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

  • Acts 16:35

    And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

  • Acts 16:36

    And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

  • Acts 16:38

    And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.