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<div> A — 1: Πρῶτος <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #4413 — Adjective — protos — pro'-tos ) </div> <p> denotes "the first," whether in time or place. It is translated "chief" in Mark 6:21 , RV, of men of Galilee; in Acts 13:50 , of men in a city; in Acts 28:7 , of the "chief" man in the island of Melita; in Acts 17:4 , of "chief" women in a city; in Acts 28:17 , of Jews; in 1 Timothy 1:15,16 , of a sinner. In the following, where the AV has "chief," or "chiefest," the RV renderings are different: Matthew 20:27; Mark 10:44 , "first;" Luke 19:47; Acts 25:2 , "principal men;" Acts 16:12 , said of Philippi, "the first (city) of the district," RV, for incorrect AV, "the chief city of that part of Macedonia." [[Amphipolis]] was the "chief" city of that part. Protos here must mean the first in the direction in which the [[Apostle]] came. See Beginning , Before , [[Best]] , First , Former. </p> <div> B — 1: Κεφάλαιον <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #2774 — Noun Neuter — kephalaion — kef-al'-ah-yon ) </div> <p> akin to the adjective kephalaios, "belonging to the head," and kephale, "the head," denotes the chief point or principal thing in a subject, Hebrews 8:1 , "the chief point is this" (AV, "the sum"); elsewhere in Acts 22:28 (of principal, as to money), "(a great) sum." See Sum. </p> <div> B — 2: Ἀρχιερεύς <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #749 — Noun Masculine — archiereus — ar-khee-er-yuce' ) </div> <p> a chief priest, high priest" (arche, "first," hiereus, "a priest"), is frequent in the Gospels, Acts and Hebrews, but there only in the NT. It is used of [[Christ]] e.g. in Hebrews 2:17; 3:1; of "chief" priests, including ex-high-priests and members of their families, e.g., Matthew 2:4; Mark 8:31 . </p> <div> B — 3: Ἀρχιποίμην <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #750 — Noun Masculine — archipoimen — ar-khee-poy'-mane ) </div> <p> "a chief shepherd" (arche, "chief," poimen, "a shepherd"), is said of Christ only, 1 Peter 5:4 . Modern [[Greeks]] use it of tribal chiefs. </p> <div> B — 4: Ἀρχιτελώνης <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #754 — Noun Masculine — architelones — ar-khee-tel-o'-nace ) </div> <p> denotes "a chief tax-collector, or publican," Luke 19:2 . </p> <div> B — 5: Ἀκρογωνιαῖος <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #204 — Adjective — akrogoniaios — ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos ) </div> <p> denotes "a chief corner-stone" (from akros, "highest, extreme," gonia, "a corner, angle"), Ephesians 2:20 and 1 Peter 2:6 . In the Sept., Isaiah 28:16 </p> <div> B — 6: Πρωτοκαθεδρία <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #4410 — Noun Feminine — protokathedria — pro-tok-ath-ed-ree'-ah ) </div> <p> "a sitting in the first or chief seat" (protos, "first," kathedra, "a seat"), is found in Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 11:43; 20:46 . </p> <div> B — 7: Πρωτοκλισία <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #4411 — Noun Feminine — protoklisia — pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah ) </div> <p> "the first reclining place, the chief place at table" (from protos, and klisia, "a company reclining at a meal;" cp. klino, "to incline"), is found in Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39 (as with No. 6); Luke 14:7,8; 20:46 </p> <div> B — 8: Χιλίαρχος <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #5506 — Noun Masculine — chiliarchos — khil-ee'-ar-khos ) </div> <p> denotes "a chief captain:" SEE CAPTAIN, No 1. </p> <div> B — 9: Ἀσιάρχης <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #775 — Noun Masculine — asiarches — as-ee-ar'-khace ) </div> <p> "an Asiarch," was one of certain officers elected by various cities in the province of Asia, whose function consisted in celebrating, partly at their own expense, the public games and festivals; in Acts 19:31 , RV, the word is translated "chief officers of Asia" (AV, "chief of Asia"). </p> <div> B — 10: Ἄρχων <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #758 — Noun Masculine — archon — ar'-khone ) </div> <p> "a ruler," is rendered "chief" in the AV of Luke 14:1 (RV, "ruler"); "chief rulers," in John 12:42 , RV, "rulers (of the people)," i.e., of members of the Sanhedrin; "chief," in Luke 11:15 (RV, "prince") in reference to Beelzebub, the prince of demons. SEE MAGISTRATE, PRINCE, RULER. </p> <div> B — 11: Ἀρχισυνάγωγος <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #752 — Noun Masculine — archisunagogos — ar-khee-soon-ag'-o-gos ) </div> <p> "a ruler of a synagogue," translated "chief ruler of the synagogue," in Acts 18:8,17 , AV, was the administrative officer supervising the worship. </p> <div> C — 1: Ἡγέομαι <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #2233 — Verb — hegeomai — hayg-eh'-om-ahee ) </div> <p> "to lead the way, to preside, rule, be the chief," is used of the ambition "to be chief" among the disciples of Christ, Luke 22:26; of Paul as the "chief" speaker in [[Gospel]] testimony at Lystra, Acts 14:12; of [[Judas]] and Silas, as chief (or rather, "leading") men among the brethren at Jerusalem, Acts 15:22 . See Account , [[Count]] , [[Esteem]] , [[Governor]] , [[Judge]] , Suppose , Think. </p> <div> D — 1: Χόρτος <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #5528 3029 — Noun Masculine — huperlian — khor'-tos ) </div> <p> "chiefest" (huper, "over," lian, "exceedingly, pre-eminently, very much"), is used in 2 Corinthians 11:5; 12:11 , of Paul's place among the Apostles. </p> <div> D — 2: Μάλιστα <div> <audio> </audio> <button> ► </button> </div> (Strong'S #3122 — Adverb — malista — mal'-is-tah ) </div> <p> the superlative of mala, "very, very much," is rendered "chiefly" in 2 Peter 2:10 and in the AV of Philippians 4:22 (RV, "especially"). See ESPECIALLY MOST. </p> Romans 3:2

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