Quick Definition
an army, host ofangels
Strong's Definition
from the base of G4766 (στρώννυμι), as encamped); camp-likeness, i.e. an army, i.e. (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries
Derivation: feminine of a derivative of (an army;
KJV Usage: host
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στρατιά, στρατιᾶς, ἡ (στρατός (cf. στρατεύω)), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, the Sept. for φΘαΘΰ;
1. an army, band of soldiers.
2. sometimes in the poets equivalent to στρατεία, as Aristophanes eqq. 587 (ἐν στρατιαις τέ καί μάχαις), 2Co_10:4 Tdf. after the best manuscripts ((see his note; cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word II.); Passow, under the word στρατεία, at the end).
3. in the N. T. ἡ οὐράνιος στρατιά, or ἡ στρατιά τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (Hebrew δΗωΘΜΡξΗιΔν φΐαΘΰ), the host of heaven (see δύναμις, f.), i. e.
a. troops of angels (1Ki_22:19; Neh_9:6): Luk_2:13.
b. the heavenly bodies, stars of heaven (so called on account of their number and their order): Act_7:42 (2Ch_33:3; 2Ch_33:5; Jer_8:2, etc.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
στρατιά stratia 2x
an army, host; from the Hebrew, στρατιὰ οὐράνιος , or τοῦ οὐρανοῦ , the heavenly host, the host of heaven, the hosts of angels, Luk_2:13 ; the stars, Act_7:42
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
στρατιά , -ᾶς , ἡ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H6635 ;]
1. = στρατός , an army, a host: of angels ( 1Ki_22:19 , al. ), Luk_2:13 ; of the stars of heaven ( Jer_8:2 , 2Ch_33:3 ), Act_7:42 .
2. As sometimes in cl . (poλt.), = στρατεία : 2Co_10:4 , T ( WH , RV , στρατεία ).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
στρατιά [page 593]
army, host : cf. P Bilabel 36 .11 (time of Trajan) ἐὰν ἱκανὴ ἀνάβασις γένηται στρα [τιᾶς ], μεθίστ [αν ]τ̣αι καὶ βασιλικοὶ γ [εωργοί κτλ ., and the fragmentary Preisigke 1481 .8 (ii/A.D.) ].ρατια εἶναι , which may represent ἐν σ ]τρατιᾷ εἶναι . See also s.v. στρατεία .
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
στρατιά, -ᾶς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for צָבָא ;]
__1. = στρατός, an army, a host: of angels (3Ki.22:19, al.), Luk.2:13; of the stars of heaven (Jer.8:2, 2Ch.33:3), Act.7:42.
__2. As sometimes in cl. (poët.), = στρατεία: 2Co.10:4, T (WH, RV, στρατεία).†
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