- Original: προστάτις - Transliteration: Prostatis - Phonetic: pros-tat'-is - Definition: 1. a woman set over others 2. a female guardian, protectress, patroness, caring for the affairs of others and aiding them with her resources - Origin: from a derivative of G4291 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of a derivative of G4291 ; a patroness that is assistant: - succourer. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • succorer, 1 Romans 16:2