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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5506 matches the Greek χιλίαρχος (chiliarchos),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12 - Then the squad of soldiers with their commanding officer and the officers of the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus and tied him up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 - While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commanding officer, "May I say something to you?" The officer replied, "Do you know Greek?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 - So the commanding officer came and asked Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" He replied, "Yes."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 - The commanding officer answered, "I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money." "But I was even born a citizen," Paul replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29 - Then those who were about to interrogate him stayed away from him, and the commanding officer was frightened when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, "What is it that you want to report to me?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:22 - Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him, "Tell no one that you have reported these things to me."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22 - Then Felix, who understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, adjourned their hearing, saying, "When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - to eat your fill of the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of powerful people, the flesh of horses and those who ride them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, and small and great!"
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