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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 22 times in 22 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - Καὶ γενομένης ἡμέρας εὐκαίρου ὅτε Ἡρῴδης τοῖς γενεσίοις αὐτοῦ δεῖπνον ἐποίει τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς χιλιάρχοις G5506 καὶ τοῖς πρώτοις τῆς Γαλιλαίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12 - Ἡ οὖν σπεῖρα καὶ ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται τῶν Ἰουδαίων συνέλαβον τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 - ζητούντων δὲ αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ G5506 τῆς σπείρης ὅτι ὅλη συγκέχυται Ἰερουσαλήμ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - ὃς ἐξαυτῆς παραλαβὼν στρατιώτας καὶ ἑκατοντάρχους, κατέδραμεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες τὸν χιλίαρχον G5506 καὶ τοὺς στρατιώτας ἐπαύσαντο τύπτοντες τὸν Παῦλον

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - τότε ἐγγίσας ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκέλευσεν δεθῆναι ἁλύσεσιν δυσίν καὶ ἐπυνθάνετο τίς ἂν εἴη καὶ τί ἐστιν πεποιηκώς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - Μέλλων τε εἰσάγεσθαι εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν ὁ Παῦλος λέγει τῷ χιλιάρχῳ G5506 Εἰ ἔξεστίν μοι εἰπεῖν τι πρὸς σέ ὁ δὲ ἔφη Ἑλληνιστὶ γινώσκεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 ἄγεσθαι εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν εἰπὼν μάστιξιν ἀνετάζεσθαι αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιγνῷ δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίαν οὕτως ἐπεφώνουν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος προσελθὼν ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ χιλιάρχῳ G5506 λέγων, Ὅρα Τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 - προσελθὼν δὲ ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 εἶπεν αὐτῷ Λέγε μοι εἶ σὺ Ῥωμαῖος εἰ ὁ δὲ ἔφη Ναί

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 - ἀπεκρίθη τε ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 Ἐγὼ πολλοῦ κεφαλαίου τὴν πολιτείαν ταύτην ἐκτησάμην ὁ δὲ Παῦλος ἔφη Ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ γεγέννημαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29 - εὐθέως οὖν ἀπέστησαν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ οἱ μέλλοντες αὐτὸν ἀνετάζειν καὶ ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 δὲ ἐφοβήθη ἐπιγνοὺς ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν καὶ ὅτι ἦν αὐτὸν δεδεκώς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - Πολλῆς δὲ γενομένης στάσεως εὐλαβηθεὶς ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλος ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐκέλευσεν τὸ στράτευμα καταβὰν ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν ἄγειν τε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - νῦν οὖν ὑμεῖς ἐμφανίσατε τῷ χιλιάρχῳ G5506 σὺν τῷ συνεδρίῳ ὅπως αὔριον αὐτὸν καταγάγῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὡς μέλλοντας διαγινώσκειν ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἡμεῖς δὲ πρὸ τοῦ ἐγγίσαι αὐτὸν ἕτοιμοί ἐσμεν τοῦ ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - προσκαλεσάμενος δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ἕνα τῶν ἑκατονταρχῶν ἔφη Τὸν νεανίαν τοῦτον ἀπάγαγε πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον G5506 ἔχει γὰρ τι ἀπαγγεῖλαί αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - ὁ μὲν οὖν παραλαβὼν αὐτὸν ἤγαγεν πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον G5506 καὶ φησίν Ὁ δέσμιος Παῦλος προσκαλεσάμενός με ἠρώτησεν τοῦτον τὸν νεανίαν ἀγαγεῖν πρὸς σέ ἔχοντά τι λαλῆσαί σοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - ἐπιλαβόμενος δὲ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 καὶ ἀναχωρήσας κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἐπυνθάνετο Τί ἐστιν ὃ ἔχεις ἀπαγγεῖλαί μοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:22 - ὁ μὲν οὖν χιλίαρχος G5506 ἀπέλυσεν τὸν νεανίαν, παραγγείλας μηδενὶ ἐκλαλῆσαι ὅτι ταῦτα ἐνεφάνισας πρός με

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:7 - παρελθὼν δὲ Λυσίας ὁ χιλιαρχος G5506 μετὰ πολλῆς βίας ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν ἀπήγαγεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22 - Ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ Φῆλιξ Ἀνεβάλετο αὐτοὺς ἀκριβέστερον εἰδὼς τὰ περὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ εἴπων, Ὅταν Λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος G5506 καταβῇ διαγνώσομαι τὰ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς·

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - Τῇ οὖν ἐπαύριον ἐλθόντος τοῦ Ἀγρίππα καὶ τῆς Βερνίκης μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας καὶ εἰσελθόντων εἰς τὸ ἀκροατήριον σύν τε τοῖς χιλιάρχοις G5506 καὶ ἀνδράσιν τοῖς κατ᾽ ἐξοχὴν οὖσιν τῆς πόλεως καὶ κελεύσαντος τοῦ Φήστου ἤχθη ὁ Παῦλος

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνες καὶ οἱ πλούσιοι καὶ οἱ χιλίαρχοι G5506 καὶ οἱ δυνατοὶ, καὶ πᾶς δοῦλος καὶ πᾶς ἐλεύθερος ἔκρυψαν ἑαυτοὺς εἰς τὰ σπήλαια καὶ εἰς τὰς πέτρας τῶν ὀρέων

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - ἵνα φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων καὶ σάρκας χιλιάρχων G5506 καὶ σάρκας ἰσχυρῶν καὶ σάρκας ἵππων καὶ τῶν καθημένων ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ σάρκας πάντων ἐλευθέρων καὶ δούλων καὶ μικρῶν καὶ μεγάλων
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