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Strong's #4753 - στράτευμα
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- an army
- a band of soldiers
- bodyguard, guards men
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στράτ-ευμα
[ ᾰ], ατος, τό,
expedition, campaign, ἐφ' Ἑλλάδα A. Pers. 758 (troch.); τὸ ς. τὸ ἐπὶ Σάμον Hdt. 3.49; διέφυγον τὸ ς . escaped the threatened invasion, Id. 8.112, cf. Ar. Lys. 1133 .
II armament, army, host, Hdt. 7.48; ὑγιαίνω . . μετὰ τοῦ ς . OGI 453.10 (Epist. Antonii, i B.C. ), cf. LXX 1 Maccabees 9:34, al.; ὑπὲρ τιμῆς ἐλαίου τῶν ἐνταῦθα ς . Ostr. 1595 (iii A.D.), cf. Ev.Luke 23:11, BGU 1564.5 (ii A.D.); πεζὸν ς . A. Pers. 469; διαπόντιον ς ., i.e. composed of Asiatic mercenaries, Hermipp. 58; ἱππικόν X. Cyr. 3.3.26; πολιτικόν Id HG 5.4.41; ἱερὰ ς . SIG 880.7 (Pizus, iii A.D. ): also, a naval armament, Th. 6.74; τὸ ναυτικὸν ς. Ἀχαιῶν S. Ph. 59 .
2. = στρατός 2, the people, ς. Παλλάδος E. Supp. 601 (lyr.); φῦλα τρία τριῶν στρατευμάτων dub. l. in 653 .
στράτευμα, στρατεύματος, τό (στρατεύω), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down;
a. an army: Matthew 22:7; Revelation 9:16; Revelation 19:14 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 59, 4 a.), 19.
b. a band of soldiers (R. V. soldiers): Acts 23:10, 27.
c. body-guard, guardsmen: plural Luke 23:11 (R. V. soldiers).
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** στράτευμα , -τος , τό
(< στρατεύω ),
[in LXX: 1 Maccabees 9:34, 2 Maccabees 5:24; 2 Maccabees 8:21; 2 Maccabees 12:38; 2 Maccabees 13:13; pl., Judith 11:8, 4 Maccabees 5:1 *;]
1. = στρατεία (Hdt., al.).
2. an army, a host: pl., Matthew 22:7, Revelation 9:16; Revelation 19:14; Revelation 19:19; = soldiers, company of soldiers, Acts 23:10; Acts 23:27; pl., Luke 23:11.†
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";fellow-countryman."; For the force of this word, which is found only in 1 Thessalonians 2:14, cf. Milligan Thess. ad l. and Intr. p. liii. Rutherford NP p. 255 f. illustrates the frequency of similar compounds in late Greek.
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