"an army, host; from the Hebrew, στρατιὰ οὐράνιος, or τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, the heavenly host, the host of heaven, the hosts of angels, Lk. 2:13; the stars, Acts 7:42*"
Definition and meaning
an army, host; from the Hebrew, στρατιὰ οὐράνιος, or τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, the heavenly host, the host of heaven, the hosts of angels, Lk. 2:13; the stars, Acts 7:42*
In the original Greek the word is written: στρατιά
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 stratia (G4756) across the King James Bible.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
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Common questions
Strong's G4756 (stratia) is a Greek word that means: an army, host; from the Hebrew, στρατιὰ οὐράνιος, or τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, the heavenly host, the host of heaven, the hosts of angels, Lk. 2:13; the stars, Acts 7:42* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word stratia (G4756) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4756 is stratia, a Greek word defined as: an army, host; from the Hebrew, στρατιὰ οὐράνιος, or τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, the heavenly host, the host of heaven, the hosts of angels, Lk. 2:13; the stars, Act. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
stratia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.