◄ 1187. dexiolabos ►
Strong's Lexicon dexiolabos: Bowman, archer Original Word: δεξιολάβος Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: dexiolabos Pronunciation: dex-ee-ol'-ab-os Phonetic Spelling: (dex-ee-ol-ab'-os) Definition: Bowman, archer Meaning: one posted on the right hand, a spear-man. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from dexios and lambanó Definition probably a spearman or slinger NASB Translation spearmen (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1187: δεξιολάβος δεξιολάβος, δεξιολαβου, ὁ (δεξιός and λαμβάνω), a word unknown to the earlier writings, found in Constantinus Porphyrogenitus (10th century) de them. 1, 1, who speaks of δεξιολαβοι, as a kind of soldiers, in company with bowmen (τοξοφοροι) and peltasts; (they are also mentioned by Theophylact Simocatta (hist. 4, 1) in the 7th century; see the quotations in Meyer). Since in Acts 23:23 two hundred of them are ordered to be ready, apparently spearmen are referred to (carrying a lance in the right hand); and so the Vulg. has taken it. The great number spoken of conflicts with the interpretation of those who suppose them to be soldiers whose duty it was to guard captives bound by a chain on the right hand. Meyer at the passage understands them to be (either) javelin men (or slingers). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance spearman. From dexios and lambano; a guardsman (as if taking the right) or light-armed soldier -- spearman. see GREEK dexios see GREEK lambano Forms and Transliterations δεξιολαβους δεξιολάβους dexiolabous dexiolábous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 23:23 N-AMP GRK: ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ δεξιολάβους διακοσίους ἀπὸ NAS: horsemen and two hundred spearmen. KJV: and spearmen two hundred, INT: seventy and spearmen two hundred for Strong's Greek 1187 1 Occurrence δεξιολάβους — 1 Occ.