Quick Definition
an army
Strong's Definition
an armament, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops (more or less extensive or systematic)
Derivation: from G4754 (στρατεύομαι);
KJV Usage: army, soldier, man of war
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στράτευμα, στρατεύματος, τό (στρατεύω), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down;
a. an army: Mat_22:7; Rev_9:16; Rev_19:14 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 59, 4 a.), 19.
b. a band of soldiers (R. V. soldiers): Act_23:10; Act_23:27.
c. body-guard, guardsmen: plural Luk_23:11 (R. V. soldiers).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
στράτευμα strateuma 8x
an army, Mat_22:7 ; Rev_19:14 ; Rev_19:19 ;
an armed force, corps, Act_23:10 ; Act_23:27 ;
troops, guards, Luk_23:11 ; Rev_9:16 * army.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** στράτευμα , -τος , τό
( < στρατεύω ),
[in LXX : 1Ma_9:34 , 2Ma_5:24 ; 2Ma_8:21 ; 2Ma_12:38 ; 2Ma_13:13 ; pl ., Jdt_11:8 , 4Ma_5:1 * ;]
1. = στρατεία ( Hdt ., al. ).
2. an army, a host: pl ., Mat_22:7 , Rev_9:16 ; Rev_19:14 ; Rev_19:19 ; = soldiers, company of soldiers , Act_23:10 ; Act_23:27 ; pl ., Luk_23:11 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
στράτευμα [page 592]
a body of soldiers ( Mat_22:7 , al. ) : cf. BGU I. 266 .19 (A.D. 215 16) εἰς τὰς ἐν Συρίᾳ κυρι [α ]κὰς ὑπηρεσίας τῶν γενναιοτάτω [ν ] στρατευμάτων , Ostr 1595 .4 (A.D. 258) ὑπὲρ τιμ [ῆς ] ἐλαίου τῶν ἐνταῦθα στρατευμάτω̣[ν , and Syll 350 (= .3 768) .6 (B.C. 31) αὐτὸς (Augustus) δὲ μετὰ τ [οῦ ] στρατεύματος ὑγίαινον . For an important discussion of Luk_23:11 σὺν τοῖς στρατεύμασιν = with his forces, see A. W. Verrall in JTS X. (1909), p. 340 f.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
στράτευμα στράτευμα, ατος, τό, [Etym: στρα^τεύω] "an expedition, campaign", Hdt. , attic "an armament, army", Hdt. , attic:—also "a naval armament", Soph. , Thuc. = στρατός, "the host, people", Eur.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
στράτευμα, -τος, τό
(στρατεύω), [in LXX: 1Ma.9:34, 2Ma.5:24 2Mac 8:21 2Mac 12:38 2Mac 13:13; pl., Jdth.11:8, 4Ma.5:1 * ;]
__1. = στρατεία (Hdt., al.).
__2. an army, a host: pl., Mat.22:7, Rev.9:16 19:14, 19; = soldiers, company of soldiers, Act.23:10, 27; pl., Luk.23:11.†
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