Dexiolabos δεξιολάβος
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| δεξιολάβος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dexiolabos |
| Strong's number | G1187 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | slinger |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Dexiolabos (Greek δεξιολάβος, Strong's G1187) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “slinger”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
δεξιολάβος, -ου, ὁ
(δεξιός, λαμβάνω),
a kind of soldier, prob. a spearman (Vg., lancearius) or slinger: Act.23:23.†
δεξιο-βόλος, -ου, ὁ
(δεξιός, βάλλω),
one who throws with the right hand: L for δεξιολάβος, Act.23:23.†
(AS)
(δεξιός, λαμβάνω),
a kind of soldier, prob. a spearman (Vg., lancearius) or slinger: Act.23:23.†
δεξιο-βόλος, -ου, ὁ
(δεξιός, βάλλω),
one who throws with the right hand: L for δεξιολάβος, Act.23:23.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | spearmen (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | spearmen (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Dexiolabos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 23:23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).