ΧΙΛΙΑΡΧΟΣ, χιλιαρχος
CHILIARCHOS, chiliarchos
Sounds Like: khee-lee-AR-khos
Translations: commander of a thousand, a commander of a thousand, military tribune, a military tribune, captain, a captain, colonel, a colonel
From the root: ΧΙΛΙΟΙ, ΑΡΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'χίλιοι' (thousand) and 'ἄρχος' (ruler, chief). It refers to a military officer in charge of a thousand soldiers, often translated as a military tribune or a commander of a thousand. It is used to denote a high-ranking military official.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5506 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Zechariah — 9:7
- John — 18:12
- Acts of the Apostles — 21:33, 22:24, 22:27, 22:28, 22:29, 23:10, 23:19, 23:22, 24:22
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Zechariah — 9:7
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΙΛΙΟΙ, ΑΡΧΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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