Soldier
στρατιώτηςStrong’s G4757stratiōtēs
Appears in 24 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stratiōtēs is the Greek word usually translated “soldiers” and “soldier”. It appears in 24 verses of the New Testament.
“For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “soldiers” and “soldier”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- soldiers 21
- soldier 3
- the soldiers 1
- a soldier 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 12
- John 5
- Matthew 3
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
- 2 Timothy 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 27:27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
- Matthew 28:12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
- Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
- Luke 7:8For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
- Luke 23:36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
- John 19:2And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
Greek dictionary
στρατιώτης stratiōtēs · soldier
στρατιώτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX; 2Ki.23:8 B1, 2Ma.5:12 2Mac 14:39, III Mac 3:12; 3Ma.3:4 Mac3 * ;] a soldier: Mat.8:9, Mrk.15:16, Jhn.19:2, Act.10:7, al.; metaphorically, σ. Χριστοῦ Ἰησ., 2Ti.2:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “soldier” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOLDIER, noun
soljur. [from Latin solidus, a piece of money, the pay of a soldier ]
- A man engaged in military service; one whose occupation is military; a man enlisted for service in an army; a private, or noe in the ranks.
- A man enrolled for service, when on duty or embodied for military discipline; a private; as a militia soldier
- Emphatically, a brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill, or a man of distinguished valor.
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.