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Lexicon :: Strong's G5506 - chiliarchos

Aa
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 BoxMar 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12 - Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 - And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 - And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 - And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29 - Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:22 - So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22 - But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - So that you may take for your food the flesh of kings, and of captains, and of strong men, and of horses and of those who are seated on them, and the flesh of all men, free and unfree, small and great.
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