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Military Officers

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χῑλίαρχ-ος, ὁ, captain over a thousand, Refs 4th c.BC+: especially commandant of a garrison, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II ={χιλιάρχης}Refs 2nd c.BC+ __II.2 title of Persian court official, Refs 1st c.AD+; also in Macedonia, Refs 1st c.BC+
ἑκᾰτόντ-αρχος, ὁ, ={ἑκατοντάρχης}, NT+5th c.BC+
† שָׂכִיר adj. hired;—abs. שׂ׳ Ex 12:45 +, f. שְׂכִירָה Is 7:20; cstr. שְׂכִיר Lv 25:53; sf. שְׂכִירְךָ v 6; pl. sf. שְׂכִרֶיהָ Je 46:21;— 1. hired, of beast Ex 22:14 (E), razor Is 7:20 (fig.). 2. usually as subst. hireling, hired labourer Dt 15:18; 24:14; Lv 19:13; 22:10; 25:6, 40, 53 (all H), Ex 12:45; Lv 25:50 (both P), Mal 3:5; Jb 7:1, 2; 14:6; כִּשְׁנֵי שׂ׳ Is 16:14 years like a hireling’s years (reckoned strictly), so 21:16; mercenaries Je 46:21.
στρᾰτηγ-ός, ὁ (the feminine in Refs 5th c.BC+ and Doric dialect στρᾰτᾱγός Refs 4th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect στρότᾱγος Refs:— leader or commander of an army, general, Refs 7th c.BC+; ἀνὴρ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ναύαρχος (admiral), Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 generally, commander, governor, πόλει κήρυγμα θεῖναι τὸν σ. Refs 4th c.BC+ __3 with genitive, στρατηγοὶ τοῦ πεζοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+ __4 metaphorically, παραλαβὼν.. οἶνον σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; στρατηγοὶ κυνηγεσίων masters of hounds, Refs 4th c.BC+; so strategum te facio huic convivio, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __II at Athens, the title of 10 officers elected by yearly vote to command the army and navy, and conduct the war-department at home, commanders in chief and ministers of war, Refs 5th c.BC+; when distinguished from ναύαρχος and ἵππαρχος, the στρατηγός is commander of the infantry, Decrees cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; χειροτονηθεὶς σ. ἐπὶ τὸ ναυτικόν, ἐπὶ τὰ ὅπλα, Refs __II.2 also of chief magistrates of the cities of Asia Minor, Refs 5th c.BC+; of many other Greek states, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.3 in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, military and civil governor of a nome, Refs 3rd c.BC+; also in other parts of the Ptolemaic empire, e.g. at Calynda in Caria, Refs 3rd c.BC+; in Cyprus, Refs 3rd c.BC+; σ. τῆς πόλεως at Alexandria, Refs 2nd c.AD+; at Ptolemais, Refs 1st c.BC+ __II.4 σ. ὕπατος consul, Refs 2nd c.BC+; also ς. alone, Refs 2nd c.BC+ alone, see at {ὕπατο; σ. ἀνθύπατος} proconsul, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἑξαπέλεκυς σ. praetor, Refs 2nd c.BC+; used of the praetor urbanus, Refs 1st c.BC+; ς. alone, = praetor, Refs 1st c.BC+: also of the duumviri or chief magistrates of Roman colonies, as of Philippi, NT: later of the Comes Orientis, Refs 4th c.AD+ __II.5 an officer who had the custody of the Temple at Jerusalem, ὁ σ. τοῦ ἱεροῦ NT+1st c.AD+ __II.6 νυκτερινὸς σ. superintendent of police at Alexandria, Refs 1st c.BC+ __II.7 ={φαλαγγάρχης} (which see), Refs 2nd c.AD+
אֲחֵת Ezr 5:15 v. נְחַת.
λεγεών, ῶνος, ἡ, = Latin legio, NT+1st c.AD+:—frequently written λεγιών, Refs: —hence λεγιονάριος, ὁ, Refs
† אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים n.m.pl. satraps (Pers. Khshatřapâvan, protectors of the realm, v. SpiegAPK 215 = ἐξατράπης, σατράπης, cf. Lag G. Abh. 68, 14; Sem. i. 42f, who rds אַחְשַׁדְרְפָן)—א׳ Est 8:9; 9:3; cstr. אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי 3:12 Ezr 8:36.
κεντορίων, ωνος, ὁ, = Latin centurio, Refs:—also κεντουρίων, Refs 6th c.AD+; κεντυρίων, NT
† תַּרְתָּן n.m. title of Assyrian general = field-marshal (loan-word from Assyrian tartânu, turtânu DlWB 716 TieleGesch. 495 f. PinchesHast. DB Tartan JohnsEncy. Bib. Id.);—Is 20:1 2 K 18:17 (+ רַב־סָרִיס, רַב־שָׁקֵה; only this last in ‖ Is 36:2).
Ἀσι-άρχης, ου, ὁ, an Asiarch, priest of the Imperial cult in the province of Asia, NT+1st c.BC+:—hence Ἀσι-αρχέω, Refs 2nd c.AD+
σπεκουλάτωρ, ορος, ὁ, = Latin speculator, properly scout: but in the Roman Imperial army, __1 one of the principales or head-quarters' staff of a legionary commander or provincial governor (whose duties included the carrying out of executions), NT+4th c.AD+ __2 one of the Imperial body-guard (speculatores Augusti),= δορυφόρος, Refs
στρᾰτο-λογέω, (λέγω (B)) levy an army, enlist soldiers, Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, ἐκ συμμάχων στρατολογηθέντων Refs 1st c.BC+
στρᾰτοπεδ-άρχης, ου, ὁ, military commander, Refs 1st c.BC+; = praefectus castrorum, Refs 2nd c.AD+
† אַלְקוּם band of soldiers (= Ar. القَومُ, people; so E. Castle, Thes etc., cf. CheJob & Sol. 175; > text. error for אֱלֹהִים Hi cf. Now) Pr 30:31.