Acts 24:7:5Acts.24.7.W5TAB
χιλιαρχος
khiliarkhos
“commander”
- Transliteration
- khi-li-AR-khos
- Extended
- khee-lee-AHR-khohs
- IPA
- /kʰi.liˈar.kʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- commander
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-li-AR-khos
- sentence
pa-rel-THÔN de ly-SI-as ho khi-li-AR-khos me-TA pol-LÊS BI-as ek tôn khei-RÔN hê-MON a-PÊ-ga-gen
Exegesis
The nominative phrase Lysias ho chilarchos {λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος | lu-si-ás ho khi-lí-ar-khos} identifies the Roman military official.
Root and etymology
χίλιοιkhi-lí-oi
“commander of a thousand”
In context — Acts 24:7
But Lysias the commander came on the scene and, with much violence , took him away from our hands.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 24:7, so the Greek word χιλιαρχος (khiliarkhos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.24.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.7.W5.S1) and character.