Slinger
δεξιολάβοςStrong’s G1187dexiolabos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Dexiolabos is the Greek word usually translated “spearmen”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;”
Meaning
Usually translated “spearmen”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- spearmen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
δεξιολάβος dexiolabos · slinger
δεξιολάβος, -ου, ὁ (δεξιός, λαμβάνω), a kind of soldier, prob. a spearman (Vg., lancearius) or slinger: Act.23:23.† δεξιο-βόλος, -ου, ὁ (δεξιός, βάλλω), one who throws with the right hand: L for δεξιολάβος, Act.23:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “slinger” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SLING'ER, noun
One who slings or uses the sling.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.