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Lexicon :: Strong's G5506 - chiliarchos

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χιλίαρχος
Transliteration
chiliarchos (Key)
Pronunciation
khil-ee'-ar-khos
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From χίλιοι (G5507) and ἄρχω (G757)
mGNT
21x in 6 unique form(s) TR
22x in 7 unique form(s) LXX
25x in 6 unique form(s)
χιλίαρχοι — 1x
χιλιάρχοις — 2x
χιλίαρχον — 3x
χιλίαρχος — 10x
χιλιαρχος — 1x
χιλιάρχῳ — 4x
χιλιάρχων — 1x
χιλίαρχοι — 1x
χιλιάρχοις — 2x
χιλίαρχον — 3x
χιλίαρχος — 10x
χιλιάρχῳ — 4x
χιλιάρχων — 1x
χιλίαρχοι — 9x
χιλιάρχοις — 3x
χιλίαρχον — 1x
χιλίαρχος — 1x
χιλιάρχους — 8x
χιλιάρχων — 3x
Dictionary Aids

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Strong’s Definitions

†χιλίαρχος chilíarchos, khil-ee'-ar-khos; from G5507 and G757; the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel:—(chief, high) captain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G5506 in the following manner: chief captain (19x), captain (2x), high captain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G5506 in the following manner: chief captain (19x), captain (2x), high captain (1x).

  1. a chiliarch, the commander of a thousand soldiers

  2. the commander of a Roman cohort (a military tribunal)

  3. any military commander

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†χιλίαρχος chilíarchos, khil-ee'-ar-khos; from G5507 and G757; the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel:—(chief, high) captain.
STRONGS G5506:
χιλίαρχος, -ου, ὁ, (χίλιοι and ἄρχω; [on the form of the word cf. reff. s. v. εκατοντάρχης, and L. and S. s. v. χιλιάρχης]), the commander of a thousand soldiers, a chiliarch; the commander of a Roman cohort (a military tribune): John 18:12; Acts 21:7 Rec., 22; Acts 25:23 (Sept. for שַׂר אֲלָפִ׳ם and רֹאשׁ אֲלָפִ׳ם). any military commander [R. V. high or chief captain, captain]: Mark 6:21; Revelation 6:15; 19:18. [(Aeschyl., Xen., al.)]*
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
6:21
John
18:12
Acts
21:7; 25:23
Revelation
6:15; 19:18
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