Word Summary
strateuma: an expedition, an army, a company of soldiers
Original Word: στράτευμαTransliteration: strateuma
Phonetic Spelling: (strat'-yoo-mah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: an expedition, an army, a company of soldiers
Meaning: an expedition, an army, a company of soldiers
Strong's Concordance
army, soldier, man of war.
From strateuomai; an armament, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops (more or less extensive or systematic) -- army, soldier, man of war.
see GREEK strateuomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4753: στράτευμαστράτευμα,
στρατεύματος,
τό (
στρατεύω), from
Aeschylus and
Herodotus down;
a. an army: Matthew 22:7; Revelation 9:16; Revelation 19:14 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 59, 4 a.), 19.
b. a band of soldiers (R. V. soldiers): Acts 23:10, 27.
c. body-guard, guardsmen: plural Luke 23:11 (R. V. soldiers).