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Greek

5506. chiliarchos -- a chiliarch, a commander of a thousand
... a chiliarch, a commander of a thousand. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
chiliarchos Phonetic Spelling: (khil-ee'-ar-khos) Short Definition: a ...
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Strong's Hebrew

441b. alluph -- a chief, chiliarch
... 441a, 441b. alluph. 442 . a chief, chiliarch. Transliteration: alluph
Short Definition: chief. Word Origin from eleph Definition ...
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Library

Acts XXIII
... XXIII: 1, 2. No sooner had the prisoner and the Sanhedrim come face to face, than
the chiliarch must have perceived that he was again to be disappointed in his ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xxiii.htm

Acts XXII
... (23) And as they were shouting, and tossing up their garments, and casting dust
into the air, (24) the chiliarch commanded him to be led into the castle ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xxii.htm

Acts XXIV
... (7) But Lysias the chiliarch came, and with great violence snatched him out of
our hands, (8) and commanded his accusers to come before you. ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xxiv.htm

Acts XXI
... 534] (31) "And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the chiliarch [535]
of ... And when they saw the chiliarch and the soldiers, they quit striking Paul. ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xxi.htm

The Use of the Symbolic Style by Poets and Philosophers.
... And there being a doubt in reference to them, as was to be expected, Orontopagas
the Chiliarch said that they were to resign the kingdom; taking dwellings to ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter viii the use of the.htm

The Number of those who Fought for Religion in Gaul under Verus ...
... 8. Then, being taken to the forum by the chiliarch [1355] and the authorities of
the city, they were examined in the presence of the whole multitude, and ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter i the number of those.htm

Acts XIII
... name; by the Lord Jesus; [273] by the mob in Jerusalem; [274] by the centurion under
Lysias; [275] by his own nephew; [276] by Lysias the chiliarch; [277] by ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xiii.htm

Chapter xxxvi
... For 'alluph, "chief," may well mean "chiliarch," "ruler over a thousand," for 'alluph
is from the root 'éleph, which means a "thousand." Now, though the idea ...
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Gethsemane
... And if further evidence were required, it would be in the fact that the band was
led not by a Centurion, but by a Chiliarch, [5862] which, as there were no ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xii gethsemane.htm

The Book of John Concerning the Falling Asleep of Mary.
... is in Venice; see Tischendorf, Apocalypses Apocryphæ, p. xliii., for designations
of mss.--R.]. [2624] Lit., chiliarch, ie, commander of a thousand. ...
/.../unknown/revelation of john/the book of john concerning.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The commander or chief of a thousand men.

Thesaurus

Chiliarch (17 Occurrences)
...Chiliarch (17 Occurrences). John 18:12 The band therefore, and the chiliarch,
and the officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him: (DBY). ...
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Lysias (3 Occurrences)
... The chief captain (chiliarch) who commanded the Roman troops in Jerusalem, and sent
Paul under guard to the procurator Felix at Caesarea (Acts 21:31-38; 22:24 ...
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Claudius (3 Occurrences)
... The chief captain (chiliarch) who commanded the Roman troops in Jerusalem, and sent
Paul under guard to the procurator Felix at Caesarea (Acts 21:31-38; 22:24 ...
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Report (127 Occurrences)
... Acts 23:17 And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth
to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him. (DBY NAS). ...
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Youth (169 Occurrences)
... Acts 23:17 And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth
to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him. (DBY). ...
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Utter (111 Occurrences)
... Acts 23:22 The chiliarch then dismissed the youth, commanding him, Utter to
no one that thou hast represented these things to me. (DBY). ...
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Inquired (74 Occurrences)
... Acts 23:19 And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart
in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me? (DBY YLT). ...
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Tumult (56 Occurrences)
... Acts 21:31 And as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch
of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult; (DBY). ...
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Representation (6 Occurrences)
... Acts 21:31 And as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch
of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult; (DBY). ...
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Represented (3 Occurrences)
... Represented (3 Occurrences). Acts 23:22 The chiliarch then dismissed the youth,
commanding him, Utter to no one that thou hast represented these things to me. ...
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Bible Concordance

Chiliarch (17 Occurrences)

John 18:12 The band therefore, and the chiliarch, and the officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him:
(DBY)

Acts 21:31 And as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult;
(DBY)

Acts 21:32 who, taking with him immediately soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them. But they, seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, ceased beating Paul.
(DBY)

Acts 21:33 Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.
(DBY)

Acts 21:37 But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
(DBY)

Acts 22:24 the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.
(DBY)

Acts 22:26 And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.
(DBY)

Acts 22:27 And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.
(DBY)

Acts 22:28 And the chiliarch answered, I, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was also free born.
(DBY)

Acts 22:29 Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
(DBY)

Acts 23:15 Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him.
(DBY)

Acts 23:17 And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.
(DBY)

Acts 23:18 He therefore, having taken him with him, led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to him and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee.
(DBY)

Acts 23:19 And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?
(DBY)

Acts 23:22 The chiliarch then dismissed the youth, commanding him, Utter to no one that thou hast represented these things to me.
(DBY)

Acts 24:7 but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took him away with great force out of our hands,
(BBE)

Acts 24:22 And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;
(DBY)

Subtopics

Chiliarch

Related Terms

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

Report (127 Occurrences)

Youth (169 Occurrences)

Utter (111 Occurrences)

Inquired (74 Occurrences)

Tumult (56 Occurrences)

Representation (6 Occurrences)

Represented (3 Occurrences)