Greek · G4757 · unreviewed

στρατιώτης

Soldier

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στρατιώτης G4757

Pronunciation stratiṓtēs

What does στρατιώτης (stratiṓtēs) mean in the Bible?

στρατιώτης (stratiṓtēs) is a Greek word meaning "soldier". στρατιώτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX; 2Ki.

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Meaning

soldier

Extended definition

Literal soldier or metaphorically a follower of Christ engaged in spiritual warfare and discipline.

a soldier: Mat.8:9, Mrk.15:16, Jhn.19:2, Act.10:7, al.; metaphorically, σ. Χριστοῦ Ἰησ., 2Ti.2:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 27:27 · Mark 15:16 · Luke 23:36 · John 19:2 · John 19:23 · John 19:24 · John 19:32 · Acts 23:31 · Acts 27:32 9×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine 2 Tim 2:3 1×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 19:34 · Acts 12:4 · Acts 12:6 · Acts 21:35 · Acts 27:42 5×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 28:12 · Acts 12:18 · Acts 27:31 3×

Dative · Singular · Masculine John 19:23 · Acts 28:16 2×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:9 · Luke 7:8 · Acts 21:32 · Acts 23:23 5×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 10:7 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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