ἈΡΧΙΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ, ἀρχιστρατηγος
ARCHISTRATĒGOS, archistratēgos
Sounds Like: ar-khee-strah-TAY-goss
Translations: commander-in-chief, a commander-in-chief, chief general, supreme commander
From the root: ΑΡΧΙ, ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἀρχι-' (archi-), meaning 'chief' or 'principal', and 'στρατηγός' (strategos), meaning 'general' or 'leader of an army'. Therefore, it refers to the highest-ranking military leader. It is used to denote the supreme commander of an army or a nation's armed forces.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0747 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Pseudo-Baruch
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 21:22, 21:32, 26:26
- Joshua — 5:14, 5:15
- 1 Samuel — 26:5
- 2 Samuel — 2:8
- 1 Kings — 2:22, 2:46
- 1 Chronicles — 19:16, 27:34
- Judith — 4:1, 6:1
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 8:11
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 8:11
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΡΧΙ, ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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