στρατηγόςstratēgós
a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens
Greek (New Testament) · G4755
Meanings
1. a military commander, a general.
2. A civic commander, a governor, magistrate: Acts 16:20, Acts 16:22, Acts 16:35-36, Acts 16:38.
3. The commander of the Levitical guard of the Temple, ὁ σ. τ. ἱεροῦ (EV, captain of the Temple): Acts 4:1, Acts 5:24, Acts 5:26; plural, Luke 22:4, Luke 22:52.
Synonyms
ἄρχων (cf. EGT on Acts 16:20; Ramsay, St. Paul, 217).
Same root
- στρατιάstratiá · G4756from the base of G4766 (στρώννυμι), as encamped); camp-likeness, i.e. an army, i.e. (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries
- ἄγωágō · G71properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
- ἡγέομαιhēgéomai · G2233to lead, i.e. command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e. consider
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Luke 22:4 and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them.
- Luke 22:52 Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. “Am I some dangerous revolutionary,” he asked, “that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?
- Acts 4:1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.
- Acts 5:24 When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.
- Acts 5:26 The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.
- Acts 16:20 “The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!” they shouted to the city officials.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.