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Commander
What Bible dictionaries say about “Commander”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Commander - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
COMMANDER, n.
1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. The term may also be applied to the admiral of a fleet, or of a squadron, or to any supreme officer; as the commander of the land or of the naval force; the commander of a ship.
2. One on whom is bestowed a benefice or commandry.
3. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, _c.
4. An instrument of surgery.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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Definition
The term “commander” refers to a leader of an army who is responsible for leading and commanding a certain group of soldiers.
- A commander could be in charge of a small group of soldiers or a large group, such as a thousand men.
- This term is also used to refer to Yahweh as the commander of angel armies.
- Other ways to translate “commander” could include, “leader” or “captain” or “officer.”
- The term to “command” an army could be translated as to “lead” or to “be in charge of.”
(See also: command, ruler, centurion)
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