πρωτο-στάτης[ᾰ],ου,ὁ,(ἵστημι)
A. one who stands first, esp.the first man on the rightof a line,right-hand man, ὁ π. τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως
Th. 5.71
; but alsoοἱ π.the front-rank men, X. Cyr. 3.3.57 , 6.3.24 , Lac. 11.5 , etc.; either sense possible in Teles p.4 H.
2.
= λοχαγός , Ael. Tact. 5.1 , Arr. Tact. 5.6 .
3. man in the uneven rows in a λόχος, opp.ἐπιστάτης, Ascl. Tact. 2.3 , etc.
II. metaph.,chieforleaderof a party, Act.Ap. 24.5 ; π. τοῦ χοροῦ τῶν μαθητῶν
Porph. Chr. 26.1
;π. τοῦ θητικοῦ καὶ οἰκετικοῦMen.Prot. p.8
D.