Stratiōtēs στρατιώτης

Stratiōtēs (Greek στρατιώτης, Strong's G4757) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “soldier”. It occurs 26 times in 24 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Stratiōtēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 8:9
  For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
• Matthew 27:27
  Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
• Matthew 28:12
  And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

Mark

• Mark 15:16
  And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

Luke

• Luke 7:8
  For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
• Luke 23:36
  And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

John

• John 19:2
  And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
• John 19:23
  Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
• John 19:24
  They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
• John 19:32
  Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
• John 19:34
  But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

Acts

• Acts 10:7
  And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
• Acts 12:4
  And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
• Acts 12:6
  And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
• Acts 12:18
  Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
• Acts 21:32
  Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
• Acts 21:35
  And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
• Acts 23:23
  And 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.
• Acts 23:31
  Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
• Acts 27:31
  Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
• Acts 27:32
  Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
• Acts 27:42
  And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
• Acts 28:16
  And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:3
  Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).