What Does “Captain” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
In old Bibles, the chief who leads a people or an army.
Where it appears in the Bible
Matthew 2:6; 1 Samuel 9:16
What the Bible says
Matthew 2:6
And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.
1 Samuel 9:16
Tomorrow about this same hour I will send thee a man of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel: and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked down upon my people, because their cry is come to me.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “captain”