Lexical Summary prostatis: a patroness, protectress Original Word: προστάτιςTransliteration: prostatis Phonetic Spelling: (pros-tat'-is) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a patroness, protectress Meaning: a patroness, protectress Strong's Concordance assistantFeminine of a derivative of proistemi; a patroness, i.e. Assistant -- succourer. see GREEK proistemi Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4368: προστάτιςπροστάτις, προστατιδος, ἡ (feminine of the noun προστάτης, from προΐστημι); a. properly, a woman set over others. b. a female guardian, protectress, patroness, caring for the affairs of others and aiding them with her resources (A. V. succourer): Romans 16:2; cf. Passow on the word and under προστάτης at the end; (Schürer, Die Gemeindeverfassung der Juden in Rom, as above with (Leip. 1879), p. 31; Heinrici, Die Christengemeinde Korinths, in Hilgenfeld's Zeitschr. for 1876, p. 517f). |
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