Strongs Number: G5506
- Greek Word
- χιλίαρχος
- Transliteration
- chiliarchos
- Phonetic
- khil-ee'-ar-khos
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
the commander of a thousand soldiers (
chiliarch
) that is colonel - Thayers Definition
-
1. a chiliarch, the commander of a thousand soldiers
2. the commander of a Roman cohort (a military tribunal)
3. any military commander
- Origin
- From G5507 and G757
- Bible Usage
- (chief high) captain.