Greek - English Dictionary
G4755 - Captains
| Strong's No.: | G4755 |
| Greek: | στρατηγός |
| Transliteration: | stratēgos |
| Phonetic: | strat-ay-gos' |
| Word Origin: | From the base of G4756 and G71 or G2233 |
| Bible Usage: | captain magistrate. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a general that is (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor) the chief (praefect) of the (Levitical) temple wardens |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. the commander of an army 2. in the NT a civic commander, a governor a. the name the highest magistrate in the municipia or colonies; they had the power of administering justice in the less important cases b. of civil magistrates 3. captain of the temple, i.e. the commander of the Levites who kept guard in and around the temple |
| Bible References:
Captains |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
captain ( 3 )
captains ( 2 )
magistrates ( 5 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.