χιλίαρχος (chiliarchos) means “military officer” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: khil-ee'-ar-khos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
χιλίαρχος · chiliarchos · military officer
χιλίαρχος (in Hdt., al., -ης), -ου, ὁ (χίλιοι, ἄρχω) [in LXX chiefly for אַלּוּף שַׂר ;] a chiliarch, the commander of a thousand, esp. a Roman military tribune, the commander of a cohort: Jhn.18:12, Act.21:31-33, 37 22:24-29 23:10, 15 23:17-19, 22 24:7, 22 25:23; more generally, of officers of similar rank, Mrk.6:21, Rev.6:15 19:18 (see, DB, i, 352b; DCG, i, 271a, 307a).† (AS)
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a commander of a thousand men, a military tribune.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| commander | 17 |
| commanders | 2 |
| military commanders | 1 |
| the commanders | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the chief captain | 14 |
| of captains | 1 |
| the captain | 1 |
| the chief captains | 1 |
| to the chief captain | 1 |
| unto the chief captain | 1 |
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On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
Read word by wordThen the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
Read word by wordWhile they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
Read word by wordImmediately 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.
Read word by wordThe commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Read word by wordAs they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
Read word by wordthe commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
Read word by wordOn hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
Read word by wordThe commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
Read word by word“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
Read word by wordAt once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordNow then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
Read word by wordThen Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Read word by wordSo the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
Read word by wordThe commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
Read word by wordSo the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
Read word by wordThen Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
Read word by wordThe next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
Read word by wordThen the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
Read word by wordso that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”
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