"an army, Mt. 22:7; Rev. 19:14, 19; an armed force, corps, Acts 23:10, 27; troops, guards, Lk. 23:11; Rev. 9:16*"
Definition and meaning
an army, Mt. 22:7; Rev. 19:14, 19; an armed force, corps, Acts 23:10, 27; troops, guards, Lk. 23:11; Rev. 9:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: στράτευμα
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of strateuma (G4753) across the King James Bible.
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
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Common questions
Strong's G4753 (strateuma) is a Greek word that means: an army, Mt. 22:7; Rev. 19:14, 19; an armed force, corps, Acts 23:10, 27; troops, guards, Lk. 23:11; Rev. 9:16* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word strateuma (G4753) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4753 is strateuma, a Greek word defined as: an army, Mt. 22:7; Rev. 19:14, 19; an armed force, corps, Acts 23:10, 27; troops, guards, Lk. 23:11; Rev. 9:16*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
strateuma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.