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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4414. πρωτοστάτης (prótostatés) -- Leader, Chief, Principal</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4414.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/6-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4414.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4414</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4413.htm" title="4413">◄</a> 4414. prótostatés <a href="../greek/4415.htm" title="4415">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">prótostatés: Leader, Chief, Principal</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πρωτοστάτης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>prótostatés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pro-tos-tat'-ace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pro-tos-tat'-ace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Leader, Chief, Principal<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>one who stands in the front rank, hence: a leader, ringleader, chief.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words "πρῶτος" (prótos, meaning "first") and "ἵστημι" (histēmi, meaning "to stand").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "prótostatés," similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like "נָשִׂיא" (nasi, meaning "prince" or "leader") and "רֹאשׁ" (rosh, meaning "head" or "chief").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "prótostatés" refers to someone who stands at the forefront, a leader or a chief figure in a group. It conveys the idea of being first in rank or position, often implying a role of authority or influence. In the context of the New Testament, it can denote someone who takes a leading role in a community or assembly.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek society, leadership was often associated with military and political roles. The term "prótostatés" would have been understood as someone who leads from the front, setting an example for others to follow. In the early Christian communities, leadership was not only about authority but also about service and responsibility, reflecting the teachings of Jesus about servant leadership.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4413.htm">prótos</a> and <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>one who stands first (of soldiers), hence a leader<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ringleader (1).<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 4414: πρωτοστάτης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πρωτοστάτης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πρωτοστατου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">πρῶτος</span> and <span class="greek2">ἵστημι</span>), properly, <span class="accented">one who stands in the front rank, a front-rank man,</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, others; <span class="greek2">ὥσπερ</span> <span class="greek2">στρατηγός</span> <span class="greek2">πρωτοστάτης</span>, <a href="/interlinear/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24</a>); hence, <span class="accented">a leader, chief, champion</span>: tropically, (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">a ringleader</span>) <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">αἱρέσεως</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm">Acts 24</a> <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>ringleader. <p>From <a href="/greek/4413.htm">protos</a> and <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histemi</a>; one standing first in the ranks, i.e. A captain (champion) -- ringleader. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4413.htm">protos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πρωτοστατην πρωτοστάτην πρωτοστάτης πρωτοτοκεύσαι πρωτοτοκούσας πρωτοτοκούσης protostaten protostáten prōtostatēn prōtostátēn<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/acts/24-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν οἰκουμένην <b>πρωτοστάτην</b> τε τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the world, <span class="itali">and a ringleader</span> of the sect<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">a ringleader</span> of the sect<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the world <span class="itali">a leader</span> moreover of the<p><b><a href="/greek/4414.htm">Strong's Greek 4414</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4414.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pro_tostate_n_4414.htm">πρωτοστάτην — 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/4413.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4413"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4413" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4415.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4415"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4415" /></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>