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 timesAppears 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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