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 time

Appears 1 time in the New Testament. Top books include:

Acts
1

Key Passages

  • Acts 23:23

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