Stratēgos στρατηγός
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| στρατηγός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | stratēgos |
| Strong's number | G4755 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | officer/magistrate |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (8) |
Stratēgos (Greek στρατηγός, Strong's G4755) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “officer/magistrate”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.
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)
(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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | magistrates (5), captain (3), captains (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | magistrates (5), captain (3), officers (1), temple officers (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Stratēgos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 22:4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
- Luke 22:52Then 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?Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
Acts
- Acts 4:1And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
- Acts 5:24Now 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.When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
- Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
- Acts 16:20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
- Acts 16:22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
- Acts 16:35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
- Acts 16:36And 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.The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
- Acts 16:38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).