δεξιολάβος
dexiolabosNoun (Masculine)G1187
slinger
From: from G1188 (δεξιός) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);
Short Definition
a guardsman (as if taking the right) or light-armed soldier
Full Lexicon Entry
a kind of soldier, prob. a spearman (Vg., lancearius) or slinger.† δεξιο-βόλος, -ου, ὁ (δεξιός, βάλλω), one who throws with the right hand: L for δεξιολάβος.
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
1 timeAppears 1 time in the New Testament. Top books include:
Acts
1
Key Passages
- Acts 23:23
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