Strong's Lexicon
G5506
G5506 — χιλίαρχος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5506 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χιλίαρχος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G5507 and G757 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 21 |
| Transliteration: | chiliarchos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khil-ee'-ar-khos |
| Meaning: | 1. the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"), i.e. colonel |
| KJV Renderings: | (chief, high) captain |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
- Original: χιλίαρχος
- Transliteration: Chiliarchos
- Phonetic: khil-ee’-ar-khos
- Definition:
1. a chiliarch, the commander of a thousand soldiers
2. the commander of a Roman cohort (a military tribunal)
3. any military commander
- Origin: from G5507 and G757
- TDNT entry: None
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χιλίαρχος ((chief)
Mark 6:21
- KJV: And when a convenient day was come that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords high captains and chief of Galilee
- GK: και γενομένης ημέρας ευκαίρου ότε Ηρώδης τοις γενεσίοις αυτού δείπνον εποίει τοις μεγιστάσιν αυτού και τοις χιλιάρχοις και τοις πρώτοις της Γαλιλαίας
John 18:12
- KJV: Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus and bound him
- GK: η ουν σπείρα και ο χιλίαρχος και οι υπηρέται των Ιουδαίων συνέλαβον τον Ιησούν και έδησαν αυτόν
Acts 21:31
- KJV: And as they went about to kill him tidings came unto the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar
- GK: ζητούντων δε αυτόν αποκτείναι ανέβη φάσις τω χιλιάρχω της σπείρης ότι όλη συγκέχυται Ιερουσαλήμ
Acts 21:32
- KJV: Who immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down unto them and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers they left beating of Paul
- GK: ος εξαυτής παραλαβών στρατιώτας και εκατοντάρχους κατέδραμεν επ΄ αυτούς οι δε ιδόντες τον χιλίαρχον και τους στρατιώτας επαύσαντο τύπτοντες τον Παύλον
Acts 21:33
- KJV: Then the chief captain came near and took him and commanded to be bound with two chains and demanded who he was and what he had done
- GK: εγγίσας δε ο χιλίαρχος επελάβετο αυτού και εκέλευσε δεθήναι αλύσεσι δυσί και επυνθάνετο τις αν είη και τι εστι πεποιηκώς
Acts 21:37
- KJV: And as Paul was to be led into the castle he said unto the chief captain May I speak unto thee Who said Canst thou speak Greek
- GK: μέλλων τε εισάγεσθαι εις την παρεμβολήν ο Παύλος λέγει τω χιλιάρχω ει έξεστί μοι ειπείν προς σε ο δε έφη Ελληνιστί γινώσκεις
Acts 22:24
- KJV: The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle and bade that he should be examined by scourging that he might know wherefore they cried so against him
- GK: εκέλευσεν αυτόν ο χιλίαρχος άγεσθαι εις την παρεμβολήν ειπών μάστιξιν ανετάζεσθαι αυτόν ίνα επιγνώ δι΄ ην αιτίαν ούτως επεφώνουν αυτώ
Acts 22:26
- KJV: When the centurion heard he went and told the chief captain saying Take heed what thou doest for this man is a Roman
- GK: ακούσας δε ο εκατόνταρχος προσελθών απήγγειλε τω χιλιάρχω λέγων όρα τι μέλλεις ποιείν ο γαρ άνθρωπος ούτος Ρωμαίός εστι
Acts 22:27
- KJV: Then the chief captain came and said unto him Tell me art thou a Roman He said Yea
- GK: προσελθών δε ο χιλίαρχος είπεν αυτώ λέγε μοι ει συ Ρωμαίος ει ο δε έφη ναι