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 [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.71 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also οἱ π. the front-rank men, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.57, 6.3.24, “Lac.” 11.5, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; either sense possible in [[ 3rd c.BC: Teles Philosophus p.4 H. ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__2 ={λοχαγός}, [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 5.1, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 5.6. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 man in the uneven rows in a λόχος, opposed to ἐπιστάτης, [[ 1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 2.3, etc. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, chief or leader of a party, [[ NT.Act.24.5; π. τοῦ χοροῦ τῶν μαθητῶν 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “adversus Christianos - Abh. Berl. Akad.” 26.1 ] NT+3rd c.AD+]; π. τοῦ θητικοῦ καὶ οἰκετικοῦ[[ Men.Prot. p.8 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator ] Refs 4th c.BC+]