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στρατηγός

Strong’s: G4755

Associated OET lemmas: στρατηγός

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: στρατηγός; -οῦ

Constructions: στρατηγός; στρατεύομαι; ἄγω

Sense 1: magistrate, ruler of a city

Semantic entry: 37.90

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Rule, Govern

Definition: the chief legal official of a city

Notes: In a number of instances στρατηγός may be rendered simply as ‘the chief of the town’ or ‘the ruler of the city.’

ACT 5:26: RV ACT 5:26 · LV ACT 5:26 · Read together ACT 5:26

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OET-RV ACT 5:26

26 So the temple officer took the attendants and went and got them, but didn’t use force because they were afraid that the people might start throwing rocks at them.

OET-LV ACT 5:26

26 Then having _gone _away, the officer with the attendants was _bringing them, not with force, because/for they _were _fearing the people, lest they _may _be _stoned.

ACT 16:20: RV ACT 16:20 · LV ACT 16:20 · Read together ACT 16:20

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OET-RV ACT 16:20

20 They brought them forward to face the magistrates and said, “These Yehudim (Jews) are disturbing the peace in our city

OET-LV ACT 16:20

20 and having _brought_ them _forward to _the officers, they _said:
These the men being Youdaiōns are _disturbing the city of _us,

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 5:26 · RV ACT 16:20 · RV ACT 16:22 · RV ACT 16:35–36 · RV ACT 16:38 · LV ACT 5:26 · LV ACT 16:20 · LV ACT 16:22 · LV ACT 16:35–36 · LV ACT 16:38 · Read together ACT 5:26 · Read together ACT 16:20 · Read together ACT 16:22 · Read together ACT 16:35–36 · Read together ACT 16:38

Sense 2: commander of the Temple guard

Semantic entry: 37.91

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Rule, Govern

Definition: (a title, literally: official of the temple) a commander of Jewish soldiers responsible for guarding and maintaining order in the Jewish Temple

Collocations: στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ

LUK 22:4: RV LUK 22:4 · LV LUK 22:4 · Read together LUK 22:4

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OET-RV LUK 22:4

4 He left the others and went to the chief priests and their officers to discuss a way that he could turn Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) over to them.

OET-LV LUK 22:4

4 And having _gone _away, he _conversed _with with _the chief _priests and officers, the way how he _may _give_ him _over to _them.

LUK 22:52: RV LUK 22:52 · LV LUK 22:52 · Read together LUK 22:52

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OET-RV LUK 22:52

52 Then Yeshua spoke to those who had come to capture him—the chief priests and temple officers and the local elders, “So you all came out here with swords and clubs as if I was a robber?

OET-LV LUK 22:52

52 And Yaʸsous said to the ones having _come against him, chief _priests, and officers of _the temple, and elders, you _all _came _out with swords and clubs As against a_robber?

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 22:4 · RV LUK 22:52 · LV LUK 22:4 · LV LUK 22:52 · Read together LUK 22:4 · Read together LUK 22:52

ACT: RV ACT 4:1 · RV ACT 5:24 · LV ACT 4:1 · LV ACT 5:24 · Read together ACT 4:1 · Read together ACT 5:24