Definition

one standing first in the ranks, i.e. a captain (champion)

Etymology

from G4413 (πρῶτος) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

Word family

• πρῶτος prōtos
• ἵστημι hístēmi

How the KJV renders it

• ringleader

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.