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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G4755 - Magistrates

Strong's No.:G4755

Greek:στρατηγός

Transliteration:stratēgos

Phonetic:strat-ay-gos'

Word Origin:From the base of G4756 and G71 or G2233

Bible Usage:captain magistrate.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

a general that is (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor) the chief (praefect) of the (Levitical) temple wardens


Thayers
Definition:

1. the commander of an army

2. in the NT a civic commander, a governor

a. the name the highest magistrate in the municipia or colonies; they had the power of administering justice in the less important cases

b. of civil magistrates

3. captain of the temple, i.e. the commander of the Levites who kept guard in and around the temple


Bible References:
Magistrates

Translation
Occurrences:
captain ( 3 )
captains ( 2 )
magistrates ( 5 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.