What does πρωτοστάτης (prōtostátēs) mean in the Bible?
πρωτοστάτης (prōtostátēs): Leader positioned frontmost in rank; one who stands first in prominence or rebellion.
Greek · G4414
πρωτοστάτης
Ringleader
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πρωτοστάτηςG4414
Pronunciationprōtostátēs
What does πρωτοστάτης (prōtostátēs) mean in the Bible?
πρωτοστάτης (prōtostátēs): Leader positioned frontmost in rank; one who stands first in prominence or rebellion.
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How does the BSB render G4414?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a ringleader (1).
Where does πρωτοστάτης (prōtostátēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 24:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita ringleader1×Acts 24:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 24:5
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Acts1
Source forms
πρωτοστάτην1xprōtostatēnActs 24:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xActs 24:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Leader positioned frontmost in rank; one who stands first in prominence or rebellion.
Strong'sG4414
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 24:1-9Source Gloss
ringleader
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Leader positioned frontmost in rank; one who stands first in prominence or rebellion.
(πρῶτος, ἵστημι) [in LXX: Job.15:24 AB * ;] prop., of soldiers, one who stands first, one in the front rank (Thuc., Xen.); hence, metaphorically, a leader: Act.24:5.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 24:5Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πρωτοστάτηνprwtostathn
a leader, chief
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · MasculineActs 24:51×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
One who stands in front, a leader.
Word Origins
πρωτοστάτης is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Used to portray Paul as chief agitator.Acts 24:1-9