Stráteuma — G4753

Definition

neuter noun

an armament, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops (more or less extensive or systematic)

1. an army
2. a band of soldiers (R. V. soldiers)
3. body-guard, guardsmen

Usually translated as

army, man of war, soldier

Origin

from G4754

• strateúomai (G4754)

Occurrences

Stráteuma occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (1), Acts (2), Revelation (3)

• Matthew 22:7 — But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies (στρατεύματα), and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
• Luke 23:11 — And Herod with his men of war (στρατεύμασιν) set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
• Acts 23:10 — And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers (στράτευμα) to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
• Acts 23:27 — This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army (στρατεύματι), and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
• Revelation 9:16 — And the number of the army (στρατευμάτων) of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
• Revelation 19:14 — And the armies (στρατεύματα) which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
• Revelation 19:19 — And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies (στρατεύματα), gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
• Revelation 19:19 — And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army (στρατεύματος).