Strong G1187δεξιολάβος

slinger

Transliteration
dexiolabos
Pronunciation
dex-ee-ol-ab'-os
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From G1188 and G2983; a guardsman (as if taking the right) or light armed soldier: - spearman.

Detailed definition

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)

In the Bible

Strong G1187 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • spearmen1

First verses

  1. Acts 23:23
    And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δεξιο-λάβος [ᾰ], ὁ,
spearman: in plural, guards, [NT (NT.Acts.23.23 (variant{δεξιοβόλους}).)]