χιλίαρχος

chiliarchosNoun (Masculine)G5506

military officer

From: from G5507 (χίλιοι) and G757 (ἄρχω);

Short Definition

the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel

Full Lexicon Entry

a chiliarch, the commander of a thousand, esp. a Roman military tribune, the commander of a cohort: more generally, of officers of similar rank, (see, DB, i, 352b; DCG, i, 271a, 307a).
LXX Usage: chiefly for אַלּוּף שַׂר

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology G:N-M

DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

22 times

Appears 22 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Acts
18
Revelation
2
John
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

  • Acts 21:31
  • Acts 22:24
  • Acts 22:29
  • Acts 23:18
  • Acts 24:22

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