μεγιστᾶνες
From LSJ
τῶν δ᾽ ὀρθουμένων σῴζει τὰ πολλὰ σώμαθ᾽ ἡ πειθαρχία → But of those who make it through, following orders is what saves most of their lives (Sophocles, Antigone 675f.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 110] οἱ, die Hohen, Vornehmen, die Häuptlinge, Man. 6, 41; LXX. u. N. T.; Sp. auch μεγιστᾶνος, vgl. Lob. Phryn. 197.