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στρατηγός

stratēgos · officer, magistrate

Greek word · Strong’s number G4755 · appears 10 times in the Bible

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What it means

stratēgos (στρατηγός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “officer, magistrate”.

In Jerusalem, the captain of the temple guard; in a Roman city, the magistrates.

How to say it

stra·tē·gos

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. An official of a Roman city.
  2. The captain of the temple guard.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • magistrates ×5
  • captain ×3
  • captains ×2

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Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 22:4

    and he went away and discussed with the high priests and captains of the temple guard how he might hand him over to them.

  • Luke 22:52

    And Jesus said to those who had come against him, high priests and captains of the temple guard and elders, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

  • Acts 4:1

    And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

  • Acts 5:24

    And when both the captain of the temple and the high priests heard these words, they were perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.

  • Acts 5:26

    Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned.

  • Acts 16:20

    And bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are greatly disturbing our city

  • Acts 16:22

    And the crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

  • Acts 16:35

    And when day came, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, “Release those men.”

  • Acts 16:36

    And the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent word that you be released. So now come out and go in peace.”

  • Acts 16:38

    And the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.