noun · masculine
stratiōtos
Greekστρατιώτης (stratiōtēs)
Strong’sG4757
a soldier
stem stratiōt-26 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στρατιώτης, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX; II Ki 23:8 B1, II Mac 5:12 14:39, III Mac 3:12; IV Mac3 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4757 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstrat-ee-o'-tace
a camper-out, i.e. a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom a presumed derivative of the same as G4756;
King Jamessoldier.
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 | stratiōtos1×στρατιώτης | stratiōtois9×στρατιῶται |
| object accusative | stratiōton1×στρατιώτην | stratiōtoin5×στρατιώτας |
| direct address vocative | stratiōtor | stratiōtoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | stratiōtou | stratiōtoiu5×στρατιωτῶν |
| to, for dative | stratiōto2×στρατιώτῃ | stratiōtoi3×στρατιώταις |
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
stratiōto 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
26 occurrences, every one of them listed
stratiōtos“soldier”subjectnominative singular1×
2 Timothy 2:3“soldier”sunkakopathasar hōs kalos stratiōtos Christou Iēsu.Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
stratiōton“soldier”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 10:7“soldier”hōs de aperchata tos angelos tos lalarōtos auto, fōnaratos duo toiu oiketoiu kai stratiōton eusebon toiu proskarterarōtoiu autoWhen the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
stratiōto“soldier”to, fordative singular2×
John 19:23“soldier”tois oun stratiōtois hote staurala ton Iēsun lambala teim himatieim autou kai poiala tessares mereim, hekasto stratiōto merem, kai ton chitōnon. ate de tos chitōnos arafos, ek teiu anōthen hufantos dia holou;When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
Acts 28:16“soldier”Hote de eiserchana eis Rōman, epitrepita to Paulo menarō kata heauton sun to fulassarōto auton stratiōto.When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
stratiōtois“soldiers”subjectnominative plural9×
Matthew 27:27“soldiers”Tote tois stratiōtois tou hēgemōnou paralambaratois ton Iēsun eis tem praitōriem sunagala epi auton holan tan speiran.Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
Mark 15:16“soldiers”Tois de stratiōtois apagala auton esō tau aulau, hem atō praitōriem, kai sunkalalō holan tan speiran.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
Luke 23:36“soldiers”empaizala de auto kai tois stratiōtois prosercherōtois, oxem prosferarōtois autoThe soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
John 19:2“soldiers”kai tois stratiōtois plekaratois stefanon ek akanthaiu epitithala autou ta kefala, kai himatiem porfurouem periballala auton,The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
John 19:23“soldiers”tois oun stratiōtois hote staurala ton Iēsun lambala teim himatieim autou kai poiala tessares mereim, hekasto stratiōto merem, kai ton chitōnon. ate de tos chitōnos arafos, ek teiu anōthen hufantos dia holou;When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
John 19:24“soldiers”legala oun pros allēloin; Mē schizaneia auton, alla lanchananeia peri autou tinou eti; hina tas grafas plēriteia tas legarōtas; Diamerizela teim himatieim mu heautoi kai epi ton himatismon mu ballala klēron. Tois men oun stratiōtois houteim poiala.So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
John 19:32“soldiers”erchala oun tois stratiōtois, kai tou men prōtou katagnuala teim skeleim kai tou allou tou sustauriratou auto;So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
Acts 23:31“soldiers”Tois men oun stratiōtois kata tem diatassirētem autoi analambaratois ton Paulon agala dia nuxau eis tan Antipatrian;So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
Acts 27:32“soldiers”tote apokoptala tois stratiōtois teim schoinieim tau skafau kai easala autan ekpiptara.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
stratiōtoin“soldiers”objectaccusative plural5×
Matthew 8:9“soldiers”kai gar mis anthrōpos amō hupo exousian, echarōtos hupo miauton stratiōtoin, kai legamō houto; Poreuisar, kai poreuetō, kai allo; Erchesōr, kai erchetō, kai to doulo mu; Poiasar houtem, kai poiatō.For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
Luke 7:8“soldiers”kai gar mis anthrōpos amō hupo exousian tassirōtos, echarōtos hupo miauton stratiōtoin, kai legamō houto; Poreuisar, kai poreuetō, kai allo; Erchesōr, kai erchetō, kai to doulo mu; Poiasar houtem, kai poiatō.For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
Acts 21:32“soldiers”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 21:32“soldiers”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 23:23“soldiers”Kai proskaleratos tinoin duo toiu hekatontarchēoiu legata; Hetoimazavar stratiōtoin diakosioi hopōs poreuileia heōs Kaisareiau, kai hippevoin hebdomēkonta kai dexiolaboin diakosioi, apo tritau hōrau tau nuxau,Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
stratiōtoiu“soldiers”of, belonging togenitive plural5×
John 19:34“soldiers”alla henos toiu stratiōtoiu loncha autou tan pleuran nussata, kai exerchata euthuos haimem kai hudōrem.Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
Acts 12:4“soldiers”hon kai piazaratos titheta eis fulakan, paradōaratos tessares tetradiei stratiōtoiu fulassarō auton, boulerōtos meta tem pascha anagara auton to lao.He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Acts 12:6“soldiers”Hote de mellate proagara auton tos Hērōdos, ta nuxa ekeina ate tos Petros koimerōtos metaxu duo stratiōtoiu dirētos halusiai duo, fulaxois tē pro tau thurau tērale tan fulakan.On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
Acts 21:35“soldiers”hote de gineta epi toin anabathmoin, sumbainata bastazirō auton hupo toiu stratiōtoiu dia tan bian tou ochlou,When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
Acts 27:42“soldiers’”toiu de stratiōtoiu boulas gineta hina toin desmōtoin apokteinaleia, mē tinos ekkolumbaratos diafeugateia;The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
stratiōtoi“soldiers”to, fordative plural3×
Matthew 28:12“soldiers”kai sunagiratois meta toiu presbuteroiu sumbouliem tē lambaratois argurieim hikaneim dōala toi stratiōtoiAnd after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
Acts 12:18“soldiers”Gineratau de hēmerau ate tarachos ouk oligos en toi stratiōtoi, tinem ara tos Petros gineta.At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
Acts 27:31“soldiers”legata tos Paulos to hekatontarchēo kai toi stratiōtoi; Ean mē houtois menaleia en te ploie, vis sōzira ouk dunevō.But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”