noun · masculine
chiliarchos
Greekχιλίαρχος (chiliarchos)
Strong’sG5506
a military tribune
stem chiliarch-21 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χιλίαρχος (in Hdt., al., -ης), -ου, ὁ
(< χίλιοι, ἄρχω) [in LXX chiefly for אֶלֶף שַׂר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5506 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhil-ee'-ar-khos
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
Fromfrom G5507 and G757;
King James(chief, high) captain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | chiliarchos10×χιλίαρχος | chiliarchois1×χιλίαρχοι |
| object accusative | chiliarchon3×χιλίαρχον | chiliarchoin |
| direct address vocative | chiliarchor | chiliarchoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | chiliarchou | chiliarchoiu1×χιλιάρχων |
| to, for dative | chiliarcho4×χιλιάρχῳ | chiliarchoi2×χιλιάρχοις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
chiliarcho is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
21 occurrences, every one of them listed
chiliarchos“commander”subjectnominative singular10×
John 18:12“commander”Tas oun speiras kai tos chiliarchos kai tois hupēretois toiu Ioudaioiu sullambala ton Iēsun kai dala autonThen the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
Acts 21:33“commander”tote engizaratos tos chiliarchos epilambeta autou kai keleuata dira halusiai duo, kai punthanete tinos atoiō kai tinem atō poiarētos.The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Acts 22:24“commander”keleuata tos chiliarchos eisagirō auton eis tan parembolan, legaratos mastixai anetazirō auton hina epignōskateia dia han aitian houtōs epifōnale auto.the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
Acts 22:27“commander”prosercharatos de tos chiliarchos legata auto; Legasōr mi, sis Rōmaios asō? tos de fēate; Nai.The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
Acts 22:28“commander”apokrinita de tos chiliarchos; Mis polleu kefalaieu tan politeian houtan ktema. tos de Paulos fēate; Mis de kai gennimē.“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
Acts 22:29“commander”eutheōs oun afistanala apo autou tois mellarōtois auton anetazarō; kai tos chiliarchos de fobita epignōskaratos hoti Rōmaios atō kai hoti auton ate darētos.At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
Acts 23:10“commander”pollau de ginerōtau stasiau fobiratos tos chiliarchos mē diaspiteia tos Paulos hupo autoiu keleuata tem strateumem katabainaratem harpazara auton ek meseu autoiu, agarō tē eis tan parembolan.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
Acts 23:19“commander”epilamberatos de tau cheirau autou tos chiliarchos kai anachōraratos kata idian punthanete; Tinem atō hem echasō apangellara mi?The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
Acts 23:22“commander”tos men oun chiliarchos apoluata ton neaniskon parangellaratos mēdeno eklalara hoti houteim emfanizasa pros min.So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
Acts 24:22“commander”Anaballeta de autoin tos Fēlixos, akribesterem horarētos teim peri tau hodau, legaratos; Hotan Lusios tos chiliarchos katabainateia diagnōskemi teim kata vin;Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
chiliarchon“commander”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 21:32“commander”hos exautēs paralambaratos stratiōtoin kai hekatontarchēoin katatrechata epi autoin, tois de horaratois ton chiliarchon kai toin stratiōtoin pauela tuptarōtois ton Paulon.Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Acts 23:17“commander”proskaleratos de tos Paulos henon toiu hekatontarchēoiu fēate; Ton neanion houton apagasōr pros ton chiliarchon, echatō gar apangellara tinem auto.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Acts 23:18“commander”tos men oun paralambaratos auton agata pros ton chiliarchon kai fēatō; Tos desmios Paulos proskaleratos min erōtata houton ton neanion agara pros sin, echarōton tinem lalara si.So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
chiliarcho“commander”to, fordative singular4×
Acts 21:31“commander”zētarōtoiu tē auton apokteinara anabainata fasias to chiliarcho tau speirau hoti holas sunchitō Ierousalēm,While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
Acts 21:37“commander”Mellarōtos tē eisagirō eis tan parembolan tos Paulos legatō to chiliarcho; Ei exestinatō mi legara tinem pros sin? tos de fēate; Hellēnisti gnōskasō?As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
Acts 22:26“commander”akouaratos de tos hekatontarchēos prosercharatos to chiliarcho apangellata legarōtos; Tinem mellasō poiarō? tos gar anthrōpos houtos Rōmaios atō.On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
Acts 23:15“commander”nun oun vis emfanizavar to chiliarcho sun te sunedrie hopōs katagateia auton eis vin hōs mellarōtoin diagnōskarō akribesterem teim peri autou; nis de pro teu engizara auton hetoimois anō teu anairara auton.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
chiliarchois“generals”subjectnominative plural1×
Revelation 6:15“generals”kai tois basilevois tau gēau kai tois megistanois kai tois chiliarchois kai tois plousiois kai tois ischurois kai pantos doulos kai eleutheros kruptala heautoin eis teim spēlaieim kai eis tain petrain teiu oreiu;Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
chiliarchoiu“captains”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 19:18“captains”hina esthiaveia sarxain basilevoiu kai sarxain chiliarchoiu kai sarxain ischuroiu kai sarxain hippoiu kai toiu katherōtoiu epi autoiu, kai sarxain pantoiu eleutheroiu tē kai douloiu kai mikroiu kai megoiu.so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”
chiliarchoi“military tribunes”to, fordative plural2×
Mark 6:21“military commanders”Kai gineratau hēmerau eukairau hote Hērōdos tei genesiei autou deipnem poiata toi megistanoi autou kai toi chiliarchoi kai toi prōtoi tau Galilaiau,On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
Acts 25:23“military tribunes”Ta oun epaurion ercharatou tou Agrippaou kai tau Bernikau meta pollau fantasiau kai eisercharatoiu eis tem akroatēriem sun tē chiliarchoi kai anēroi toi kata exochan tau politau kai keleuaratou tou Fēstou agita tos Paulos.The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.