1) the commander of an army
2) in the NT a civic commander, a governor
2a) the name the highest magistrate in the municipia or colonies; they had the power of administering justice in the less important cases
2b) of civil magistrates
3) captain of the temple, i.e. the commander of the Levites who kept guard in and around the temple
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Citing in TDNT: 7:701, 1091
G4755
From the base of G4756 and G71 or G2233; a general, that is, (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor), the chief (praefect) of the (Levitical) temple wardens: - captain, magistrate.
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| magistrate | 37.90 |
| (στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ) commander of the Temple guard | 37.91 |
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University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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