Strateuma στράτευμα
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| στράτευμα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | strateuma |
| Strong's number | G4753 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | troops |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (3) |
Strateuma (Greek στράτευμα, Strong's G4753) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “troops”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
στράτευμα, -τος, τό
(στρατεύω), [in LXX: 1Ma.9:34, 2Ma.5:24 2Mac 8:21 2Mac 12:38 2Mac 13:13; pl., Jdth.11:8, 4Ma.5:1 * ;]
1. = στρατεία (Hdt., al.).
2. an army, a host: pl., Mat.22:7, Rev.9:16 19:14, 19; = soldiers, company of soldiers, Act.23:10, 27; pl., Luk.23:11.†
(AS)
(στρατεύω), [in LXX: 1Ma.9:34, 2Ma.5:24 2Mac 8:21 2Mac 12:38 2Mac 13:13; pl., Jdth.11:8, 4Ma.5:1 * ;]
1. = στρατεία (Hdt., al.).
2. an army, a host: pl., Mat.22:7, Rev.9:16 19:14, 19; = soldiers, company of soldiers, Act.23:10, 27; pl., Luk.23:11.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | armies (3), army (3), war (1), soldiers (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | troops (3), soldiers (2), armies (2), army (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Strateuma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 22:7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
Luke
- Luke 23:11And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
Acts
- Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
- Acts 23:27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
Revelation
- Revelation 9:16And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
- Revelation 19:14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
- Revelation 19:19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
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).