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G5506

G5506 — χιλίαρχος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekchiliarchosnounOccurrences: 21

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

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

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
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