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Lexicon :: Strong's G5506 - chiliarchos

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χιλίαρχος
Transliteration
chiliarchos (Key)
Pronunciation
khil-ee'-ar-khos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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.)]*
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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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Strong's Number G5506 matches the Greek χιλίαρχος (chiliarchos),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:25 - Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14 - And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:48 - Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:52 - And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the LORD, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:54 - And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:14 - and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:21 - Then the people of Reuben, the people of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:12 - And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:13 - So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:7 - And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:1 - Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 - David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:25 - So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers’ houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - This is the number of the people of Israel, the heads of fathers’ houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering 24,000:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:6 - Then the leaders of fathers’ houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officers over the king’s work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:2 - Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers’ houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:14 - This was the muster of them by fathers’ houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:5 - Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers’ houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were 300,000 choice men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:7 - I will take away its blood from its mouth,
and its abominations from between its teeth;
it too shall be a remnant for our God;
it shall be like a clan in Judah,
and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:5 - Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the LORD of hosts, their God.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:6 - “On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.
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