στρατιάstratiá
from the base of G4766 (στρώννυμι), as encamped); camp-likeness, i.e. an army, i.e. (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries
Greek (New Testament) · G4756
Meanings
1. = στρατός, an army, a host: of angels (1 Kings 22:19, and elsewhere), Luke 2:13; of the stars of heaven (Jeremiah 8:2, 2 Chronicles 33:3), Acts 7:42.
2. As sometimes in classical Greek (poët.), = στρατεία: 2 Corinthians 10:4, T.
Same root
- στρατεύομαιstrateúomai · G4754to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations
- στρατόπεδονstratópedon · G4760a camping-ground, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops
- στρατιώτηςstratiṓtēs · G4757a camper-out, i.e. a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively)
- στρατολογέωstratologéō · G4758to gather (or select) as a warrior, i.e. enlist in the army
- στρατηγόςstratēgós · G4755a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 2:13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,
- Acts 7:42 Then God turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written, ‘Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.