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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πρωτοστάτης G4414
Pronunciation prōtostátēs
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 It a ringleader 1× Acts 24:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 24:5
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
πρωτοστάτην 1x prōtostatēn Acts 24:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 24:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Leader positioned frontmost in rank; one who stands first in prominence or rebellion.
Strong's G4414
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 24:1-9 Source Gloss
ringleader
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 24:5 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πρωτοστάτην prwtostathn
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 24:5 1×
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
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain