Strong's Lexicon
G5069 — τετράδιον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5069 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τετράδιον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | neuter of a presumed derivative of tetras (a tetrad |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | tetradion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tet-rad'-ee-on |
| Meaning: | 1. a quaternion or squad (picket) of four Roman soldiers |
| KJV Renderings: | quaternion |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τετράδιον, τετραδιου, τό (τετράς, the number four), a quarternion (τό ἐκ τεσσάρων συνεστος, Suidas): τῶν στρατιωτῶν, a guard consisting of four soldiers (for among the Romans this was the usual number of the guard to which the custody of captives and prisons was intrusted; two soldiers were confined with the prisoner and two kept guard outside), Act 12:4, where the four quaternions mentioned were on guard one at a time during each of the four watches. (Philo in Flacc. § 13 i. e. Mang. edition vol. ii, p. 533, 25.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
τετράδιον (quaternion)
Acts 12:4
- KJV: And when he had apprehended him he put in prison and delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people
- GK: ον και πιάσας έθετο εις φυλακήν παραδούς τέσσαρσι τετραδίοις στρατιωτών φυλάσσειν αυτόν βουλόμενος μετά το πάσχα αναγαγείν αυτόν τω λαώ
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