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δεξιολάβος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
δεξιολάβος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
dexiolabos
Simplified transliteration: 
dexiolabos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1187
GK Number: 
1287
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
spearman; other sources: bowman, slinger, bodyguard
Definition: 
one posted on the right hand; a flank guard; a light armed spearman, Acts 23:23*

Greek-English Concordance for δεξιολάβος

Acts 23:23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready by the third hour of the night two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen (dexiolabous | δεξιολάβους | acc pl masc) to go as far as Caesarea.”