stratēgos G4755

στρατηγός (stratēgos) means “officer/magistrate” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

στρατηγός Greek · G4755 10 tagged occurrences in 10 verses

Pronunciation guide: strat-ay-gos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4755

στρατηγός · stratēgos · officer/magistrate

στρατηγός, -οῦ, ὁ (στραός, ἄγω), [in LXX chiefly for סָגָן (always in pl.), שַׂר ;] 1. a military commander, a general (Hdt., al.). 2. A civic commander, a governor, magistrate (Hdt., Xen., al.): Act.16:20, 22 16:35-36, 38. 3. The commander of the Levitical guard of the Temple, ὁ σ. τ. ἱεροῦ (EV, captain of the Temple): Act.4:1 5:24, 26; pl., Luk.22:4, 52.† SYN.: ἄρχων (cf. EGT on Act.16:20; Ramsay, St. Paul, 217). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) a general or leader of the army, (b) a magistrate or governor, (c) captain of the temple.

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How translators render G4755

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
magistrates	5
captain	3
temple officers	2

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the captain	3
captains	2
the magistrates	2
to the magistrates	1
unto the magistrates	1

Verses containing G4755

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Luke 22:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
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Luke 22:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
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Acts 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
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Acts 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
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Acts 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
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Acts 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
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Acts 16:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
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Acts 16:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
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Acts 16:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
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Acts 16:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
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