1. army, military force — A body of soldiers, an army, troops, or military expedition. All NT occurrences refer to organized military forces, whether large armies or smaller detachments. In Matthew 22:7, a king sends his armies to destroy murderers. In Luke 23:11, Herod's soldiers mock Jesus. In Acts 23:10 and 23:27, the Roman military tribune dispatches troops. In Revelation 9:16, 19:14, and 19:19, vast heavenly and earthly armies appear in apocalyptic battle scenes. The Hebrew equivalents tseva'ot (hosts/armies) and chayalav (his soldiers) confirm the military referent throughout. The singular-plural and case variations across clusters reflect only grammatical inflection, not distinct senses. Whether rendered 'armies,' 'troops,' 'soldiers,' or 'army,' the underlying meaning is consistently an organized armed force. 8×
AR["الجُنْدَ","الجُنْدِ","الجُيُوشِ","جَيْشِهِ","جُنودِهِ","جُيوشَهُ","جُيوشَهُمْ","جُيوشُ"]·ben["সেনাবাহিনীর","সৈন্যদলকে","সৈন্যদলের","সৈন্যবাহিনী","সৈন্যবাহিনীর"]·DE["Heere","στράτευμα","στρατεύμασιν","στρατεύματα","στρατεύματι"]·EN["armies","army","soldiers","troops"]·FR["armée"]·heb["הַ-","חַיָּלָיו","צְבָאוֹ","צִבְאוֹת","צִבְאוֹתֵיהֶם","צָבָא"]·HI["सेना","सेनाएँ","सेनाएं","सेनाओं","सेनाके","सैनिकों","सैन्यको"]·ID["pasukan","pasukan,","tentara","tentara-tentara","tentara-tentaranya"]·IT["esercito","strateumata","strateumatos","strateumatōn"]·jav["bala-tentara","prajurit","prajurit,","wadyabala"]·KO["군대","군대들-을","군대들-의","군대들과","군대들을","군대들이","군대에게","군대와"]·PT["exército","exércitos"]·RU["воинами","войск","войска","войском","войску"]·ES["ejército","ejércitos","soldados","tropa"]·SW["askari","jeshi","majeshi","yake"]·TR["askerleri","askerleriyle","askerlerle","orduları","ordularını","ordularının","ordusunun"]·urd["فوج","فوج-کو","فوجوں-کو","فوجیوں","لشکر","لشکر-کے","لشکروں"]
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
στράτ-ευμα [ᾰ], ατος, τό, expedition, campaign, ἐφ᾽ Ἑλλάδα Refs 5th c.BC+; διέφυγον τὸ σ. escaped the threatened invasion, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II armament, army, host, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑγιαίνω.. μετὰ τοῦ σ. LXX+1st c.BC+; ὑπὲρ τιμῆς ἐλαίου τῶν ἐνταῦθα σ. NT+2nd c.AD+; πεζὸν σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; διαπόντιον σ., i.e. composed of Asiatic mercenaries, Refs 5th c.BC+; πολιτικόν Refs; ἱερὰ σ. Refs 3rd c.AD+: also, a naval armament, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 ={στρατός} Refsthe people, σ. Παλλάδος Refs 5th c.BC+