Strong G4756στρατιά
army
- Transliteration
- stratia
- Pronunciation
- strat-ee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine of a derivative of στρατός stratos (an army; from the base of G4766 as encamped);
camp likeness that is an army that is (figuratively) the angels the celestial luminaries: - host.
camp likeness that is an army that is (figuratively) the angels the celestial luminaries: - host.
Detailed definition
στρατιά, -ᾶς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for צָבָא;]
1. = στρατός, an army, a host: of angels (3Ki.22:19, al.), Luk.2:13; of the stars of heaven (Jer.8:2, 2Ch.33:3), Act.7:42.
2. As sometimes in cl. (poët.), = στρατεία: 2Co.10:4, T (WH, RV, στρατεία).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for צָבָא;]
1. = στρατός, an army, a host: of angels (3Ki.22:19, al.), Luk.2:13; of the stars of heaven (Jer.8:2, 2Ch.33:3), Act.7:42.
2. As sometimes in cl. (poët.), = στρατεία: 2Co.10:4, T (WH, RV, στρατεία).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4756 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- host2
First verses
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
- Acts 7:42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
στρᾰτιά,
Ionic dialect στρατ-ιή, ἡ,= στρατός, army, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.16, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 534 (_anapaest meter_), “Ag.” 799 (_anapaest meter_), etc.)]; σ. ναυτική, πεζή, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.33, 7.15)]; ναύφρακτος σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.296.30; ἔς τε τὴν σ. καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν Ἀθηναίων [prev. work] 108.40; τῆς σ. κάκιστος ἦν ἀνήρ 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 31)]: absolutely, a land force, as distinguished from seamen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.12.)]
2 generally, host, company, band, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 11.50, “N.” 11.35; ἡ σ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ LXX.2Ch.33.3)]; αἱ σ. τῶν οὐρανῶν[LXX (LXX.Neh.9.6)]; = cohors ministrorum, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 54.7.)]
II sometimes ={στρατεία}, expedition, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.77 (variant{-είην}), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 587 (Lyric poetry), “Th.” 828, 1169, “Lys.” 592, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.108, “IG” 22.351.31; ἐπὶ στρατιᾶς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 354, 557, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 260b, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.14)]; ἴτε.. ἐπὶ στρατιάν go.. on service, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1143; κατὰ στρατιήν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἰητροῦ” 14; πολιτικαὶ στρατιαί, ξενικαὶ σ., [prev. passage]; see at {στρατεία}.)]
Ionic dialect στρατ-ιή, ἡ,= στρατός, army, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.16, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 534 (_anapaest meter_), “Ag.” 799 (_anapaest meter_), etc.)]; σ. ναυτική, πεζή, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.33, 7.15)]; ναύφρακτος σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.296.30; ἔς τε τὴν σ. καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν Ἀθηναίων [prev. work] 108.40; τῆς σ. κάκιστος ἦν ἀνήρ 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 31)]: absolutely, a land force, as distinguished from seamen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.12.)]
2 generally, host, company, band, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 11.50, “N.” 11.35; ἡ σ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ LXX.2Ch.33.3)]; αἱ σ. τῶν οὐρανῶν[LXX (LXX.Neh.9.6)]; = cohors ministrorum, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 54.7.)]
II sometimes ={στρατεία}, expedition, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.77 (variant{-είην}), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 587 (Lyric poetry), “Th.” 828, 1169, “Lys.” 592, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.108, “IG” 22.351.31; ἐπὶ στρατιᾶς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 354, 557, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 260b, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.14)]; ἴτε.. ἐπὶ στρατιάν go.. on service, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1143; κατὰ στρατιήν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἰητροῦ” 14; πολιτικαὶ στρατιαί, ξενικαὶ σ., [prev. passage]; see at {στρατεία}.)]