Quaternion of Soldiers
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Quaternion of Soldiers

A detachment or division consisting of four men, Acts 12:4. The Romans detached a quarternion of four men for a night guard and divided the night into four watches, so that each soldier should in his turn be on guard three hours. (See HOURS.)

When therefore Herod, who adopted the Roman customs, is said to have delivered Peter to four quaternions of soldiers, it is to be understood that he was guarded by four men at a time, namely, two in the prison with him, and two before the doors, and that they were relieved every three hours by four others; making in all sixteen men.

Greek
5069. tetradion -- a group of four, a quaternion (a guard of four ...
... Word Origin from tessares Definition a group of four, a quaternion (a guard of four
soldiers) NASB Word Usage squads (1). quaternion, squad of four soldiers. ...
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On the Creation of the World
... The man Christ Jesus, the originator of these things whereof we have above spoken,
was taken prisoner by wicked hands, by a quaternion of soldiers. ...
/.../victorinus/on the creation of the world/on the creation of the.htm

The Martyrdom
... In two days Secundus and Cythegius, with their quaternion of soldiers, arrived,
and issued the surly order that next morning the journey to Pityus must be begun ...
/.../chapter lxviii the martyrdom.htm

The Delays of Love
... time to lace them. There is no fear of the quaternion of soldiers waking,
or of there not being time to do all. We can fancy the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the delays of love.htm

The Crucifixion.
... therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts,
to every soldier a part [A quaternion or band of four soldiers did the work of ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cxxxiii the crucifixion 2.htm

Of the Lord's Passion, and that it was Foretold.
... reflections scarlet.]. [740] The quaternion of Roman soldiers who carried
out the execution. [741] De tunicâ et pallio. The "tunica ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xviii of the lords passion.htm

The Healing of the Woman - Christ's Personal Appearance - the ...
... We read [2990] that the quaternion of soldiers who crucified Christ made division
of the riches of His poverty, taking each one part of His dress, while for ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxvi the healing of.htm

The Groups Round the Cross
... Though many more soldiers were probably present on this occasion, the actual details
of fixing ... and so forth, in the case of Jesus, fell to a quaternion of them ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter xiii the groups round.htm

Of the Fourth Seal.
... when Gallienus was admitted into Byzantium, he killed all the soldiers, while unarmed ...
the tetarton tes ges is the tetradion, that is, the quaternion, or four ...
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Acts XII
... The four quaternions of soldiers who guarded Peter consisted of sixteen
men, each quaternion consisting of four. It was enough to ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xii.htm

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Quaternion

Quaternion of Soldiers

Quaternion: A Squad of Four Soldiers

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