Protostates means “ringleader” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4414 — malach (“salt”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4414 πρωτοστάτης (protostates) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. protostates (pro-tos-tat'-ace) n. 1. one standing first in the ranks, i.e. a captain (champion) [from G4413 and G2476] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include ringleader. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
protostates (pro-tos-tat'-ace) n. 1. one standing first in the ranks, i.e. a captain (champion) [from G4413 and G2476] KJV: ringleader Root(s): G4413, G2476
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4414. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
ringleader
Usage: πρωτοστάτης, -ου, ὁ (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.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render protostates, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G4414 (πρωτοστάτης) appears 1 time in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Distress also and anguish shall come upon him: He shall fall as a captain in the first rank.
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4414.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4414, grouped by book.
Protostates (Strong's G4414) is a Greek word most simply glossed "ringleader". protostates (pro-tos-tat'-ace) n. 1. one standing first in the ranks, i.e. a captain (champion) [from G4413 and G2476]
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's G4414 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4414 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ringleader. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G4414, with linked reader references where each row is available.