Captain

"Captain" in Greek

αρχηγός

archigós

(one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions)

καπετάνιος

kapetánios

(a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)

καπετάνιος

kapetánios

(the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel)

καπετάνιος

kapetánios

(the person lawfully in command of an airliner)

κυβερνήτης

kyvernítis

(a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)

κυβερνήτης

kyvernítis

(the person lawfully in command of an airliner)

λοχαγός

lochagós

(an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)

πλοίαρχος

ploíarchos

(a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)

πλοίαρχος

ploíarchos

(the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel)

σμηναγός

sminagós

(an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)

ηγούμαι

igoúmai

(to act as a captain)

ηγούμαι

igoúmai

(to exercise command)

κυβερνώ

kyvernó

(to exercise command)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.