πρωτο-στάτης G4414
a ringleader, chief instigator, or front-rank leader of a movement or faction
This noun originally designated the front-rank soldier standing first in the right wing of a military formation, the 'right-hand man.' Metaphorically it came to mean the chief or leader of a faction, the ringleader or principal instigator. The Jewish prosecutor Tertullus uses this term to accuse Paul of being a ringleader of the Nazarene sect, framing Christianity as a dangerous movement and Paul as its chief agitator. The multilingual glosses emphasize leadership: Spanish 'cabecilla' (ringleader), French 'chef' (chief), pointing to Paul's alleged role as principal troublemaker in Jewish eyes.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Acts 24:5 records Tertullus accusing Paul: 'We have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.' The term casts Paul as the chief instigator, the front-rank leader of a troublesome faction. Spanish 'cabecilla' (ringleader, often with negative connotations) and French 'chef' (chief) both convey leadership. The classical lexicon shows this word originally meant the front-rank soldier, then metaphorically the chief of a party. Tertullus's rhetoric attempts to criminalize both Paul and Christianity, framing the gospel as sedition. 1×
AR["زَعِيمًا"]·ben["অগ্রনী"]·DE["πρωτοστάτην"]·EN["a-ringleader"]·FR["chef"]·heb["רֹאשׁ־כַּת"]·HI["अगुवा"]·ID["pemimpin"]·IT["primo-in-fila"]·jav["pangadhèg"]·KO["두목이요"]·RU["зачинщика"]·ES["cabecilla"]·SW["kiongozi"]·TR["önderini"]·urd["سرغنہ"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
πρωτο-στάτης [ᾰ], ου, ὁ, (ἵστημι) one who stands first, especially the first man on the right of a line, right-hand man, ὁ π. τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως Refs 5th c.BC+; but also οἱ π. the front-rank men, Refs 5th c.BC+; either sense possible in Refs 3rd c.BC+ __2 ={λοχαγός}, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __3 man in the uneven rows in a λόχος, opposed to ἐπιστάτης, Refs 1st c.BC+ __II metaphorically, chief or leader of a party, NT+3rd c.AD+; π. τοῦ θητικοῦ καὶ οἰκετικοῦRefs 4th c.BC+