The chief captain (chiliarch) who commanded the Roman troops in Jerusalem, and sent Paul under guard to the procurator Felix at Caesarea (Acts 21:31-38; 22:24-30 ). His letter to his superior officer is an interesting specimen of Roman military correspondence (23:26-30). He obtained his Roman citizenship by purchase, and was therefore probably a Greek. (See CLAUDIUS .)

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Lysias, Claudius'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/l/lysias-claudius.html. 1897.

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