Lexical Definition
χιλίαρχος chilíarchos (khil-ee'-ar-khos) military officer G:N-M
from χίλιοι and ἄρχω
(chief, high) captain.
- the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"
- i.e. colonel
Abbott-Smith
χιλίαρχος (in Hdt., al., -ης), -ου, ὁ (< χίλιοι, ἄρχω) [in LXX chiefly for אֶלֶף שַׂר ;]
a chiliarch, the commander of a thousand, esp. a Roman military tribune, the commander of a cohort: Jo 18:12, Ac 21:31-33, 37 22:24-29 23:10, 15, 17-19, 22 24:7, 22 25:23; more generally, of officers of similar rank, Mk 6:21, Re 6:15 19:18 (v., DB, i, 352b; DCG, i, 271a, 307a).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 6:21 |
| John | 18:12 |
| Acts | 21:31 · 21:37 · 22:24 · 23:10 · 23:15 · 23:17 · 23:22 · 24:7 · 24:22 · 25:23 |
| Revelation | 6:15 · 19:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
χιλίαρχος-ος, ὁ,
captain over a thousand, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: especially commandant of a garrison, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II ={χιλιάρχης}[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 title of Persian court official, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; also in Macedonia, [Refs 1st c.BC+]