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It is used to describe individuals who hold positions of authority, often in a military or civic context. In the context of the New Testament, it can refer to Roman officials or Jewish temple guards.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, a "stratégos" was a military general or a high-ranking officer responsible for leading troops and maintaining order. In the context of the Jewish temple, the term could refer to the captain of the temple guard, who was responsible for maintaining order in the temple precincts. This role was significant in both Roman and Jewish societies, reflecting the importance of military and civic leadership in maintaining peace and order.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/4754.htm">strateuó</a> and from <a href="/greek/71.htm">agó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a general, governor<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>captain (3), chief magistrates (5), officers (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4755: στρατηγός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">στρατηγός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">στρατηγοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">στρατός</span> and <span class="greek2">ἄγω</span>), from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">סֶגֶן</span> (only plural <span class="hebrew">סְגָנִים</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">the commander of an army</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> in the N. T. <span class="accented">a civic commander, a governor</span> (the name of the duumviri or highest magistrates in the municipia and colonies; they had the power of administering justice in the less important cases; <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">πόλεως</span> <span class="greek2">στρατηγοί</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, oneir. 4, 49; of civil magistrates as early as <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 5, 38; (see references in Meyer on <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-20.htm">Acts 16:20</a>; Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2f; cf. Farrar, St. Paul, i., excurs. xvi.)): plural (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">magistrates</span> (after <span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span>), with marginal reading Gr. praetors), <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-20.htm">Acts 16:20, 22, 35</a>f (38). <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> <span class="greek2">στρατηγός</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">ἱεροῦ</span>, 'captain of the temple' (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span>), i. e. the commander of the Levites who kept guard in and around the temple (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 20, 6, 2; (<span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span>, under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Captain>, 3; Edersheim, The Temple etc., chapter vii., 2 edition, p. 119f)): <a href="/interlinear/acts/4-1.htm">Acts 4:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/5-24.htm">Acts 5:24</a>; plural <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-52.htm">Luke 22:52</a>; simply (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">captain</span>), <a href="/interlinear/acts/5-26.htm">Acts 5:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-4.htm">Luke 22:4</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>captain, magistrate. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/4756.htm">stratia</a> and <a href="/greek/71.htm">ago</a> or <a href="/greek/2233.htm">hegeomai</a>; a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor), the chief (praefect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens -- captain, magistrate. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4756.htm">stratia</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/71.htm">ago</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2233.htm">hegeomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>στρατηγέ στρατηγοι στρατηγοί στρατηγοὶ στρατηγοις στρατηγοίς στρατηγοῖς στρατηγόν στρατηγος στρατηγός στρατηγὸς στρατηγους στρατηγούς στρατηγοὺς στρατηγών strategoi strategoì stratēgoi stratēgoì strategois strategoîs stratēgois stratēgoîs strategos strategòs stratēgos stratēgòs strategous strategoùs stratēgous stratēgoùs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρχιερεῦσιν καὶ <b>στρατηγοῖς</b> τὸ πῶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with the chief priests <span class="itali">and officers</span> how<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">captains,</span> how<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chief priests and <span class="itali">captains</span> the how<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ <b>στρατηγοὺς</b> τοῦ ἱεροῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the chief priests <span class="itali">and officers</span> of the temple<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">captains</span> of the temple,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chief priests and <span class="itali">captains</span> of the temple<p><b><a href="/text/acts/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 4:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ὁ <b>στρατηγὸς</b> τοῦ ἱεροῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the priests <span class="itali">and the captain</span> of the temple<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the captain</span> of the temple,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">captain</span> of the temple<p><b><a href="/text/acts/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 5:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅ τε <b>στρατηγὸς</b> τοῦ ἱεροῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when <span class="itali">the captain</span> of the temple<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the captain</span> of the temple<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> both <span class="itali">[the] captain</span> of the temple<p><b><a href="/text/acts/5-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 5:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπελθὼν ὁ <b>στρατηγὸς</b> σὺν τοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then <span class="itali">the captain</span> went along<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> went <span class="itali">the captain</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having gone the <span class="itali">captain</span> with the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοὺς τοῖς <b>στρατηγοῖς</b> εἶπαν Οὗτοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and when they had brought <span class="itali">them to the chief magistrates,</span> they said,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them <span class="itali">to the magistrates,</span> saying,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them to the <span class="itali">magistrates</span> said These<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ οἱ <b>στρατηγοὶ</b> περιρήξαντες αὐτῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> against <span class="itali">them, and the chief magistrates</span> tore<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the magistrates</span> rent off<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">magistrates</span> having torn off of them<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπέστειλαν οἱ <b>στρατηγοὶ</b> τοὺς ῥαβδούχους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came, <span class="itali">the chief magistrates</span> sent<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> day, <span class="itali">the magistrates</span> sent<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sent the <span class="itali">magistrates</span> the officers<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἀπέσταλκαν οἱ <b>στρατηγοὶ</b> ἵνα ἀπολυθῆτε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Paul, <span class="itali">[saying], The chief magistrates</span> have sent<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Paul, <span class="itali">The magistrates</span> have sent to<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Have sent the <span class="itali">captains</span> that you might be let go<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:38</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τοῖς <b>στρατηγοῖς</b> οἱ ῥαβδοῦχοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> words <span class="itali">to the chief magistrates.</span> They were afraid<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> words <span class="itali">unto the magistrates:</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover to the <span class="itali">captains</span> the officers<p><b><a href="/greek/4755.htm">Strong's Greek 4755</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4755.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/strate_goi_4755.htm">στρατηγοὶ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/strate_gois_4755.htm">στρατηγοῖς — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/strate_gos_4755.htm">στρατηγὸς — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/strate_gous_4755.htm">στρατηγοὺς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4754.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4754"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4754" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4756.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4756"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4756" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>