χιλίαρχοςchilíarchos
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
Greek (New Testament) · G5506
Meanings
a chiliarch, the commander of a thousand, especially a Roman military tribune, the commander of a cohort: John 18:12, Acts 21:31-33, Acts 21:37, Acts 22:24-29, Acts 23:10, Acts 23:15, Acts 23:17-19, Acts 23:22, Acts 24:7, Acts 24:22, Acts 25:23; more generally, of officers of similar rank, Mark 6:21, Revelation 6:15, Revelation 19:18.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Mark 6:21 Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.
- John 18:12 So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up.
- Acts 21:31 As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
- Acts 21:32 He immediately called out his soldiers and officers and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw the commander and the troops coming, they stopped beating Paul.
- Acts 21:33 Then the commander arrested him and ordered him bound with two chains. He asked the crowd who he was and what he had done.
- Acts 21:37 As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, “May I have a word with you?” “Do you know Greek?” the commander asked, surprised.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.