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Ringleader

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: πρωτοστάτης

(Strong's #4414 — Noun Masculine — protostates — pro-tos-tat'-ace )

"one who stands first" (protos, "first," histemi, "to cause to stand"), was used of soldiers, one who stands in the front rank; hence, metaphorically, "a leader," Acts 24:5 .

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Ringleader'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​r/ringleader.html. 1940.
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