δεξιολάβος
dexiolabosslingerHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine1 occurrence1 book1 verse
Definition
δεξιολάβος, -ου, ὁ
(δεξιός, λαμβάνω),
a kind of soldier, prob. a spearman (Vg., lancearius) or slinger: Acts 23:23.
δεξιο-βόλος, -ου, ὁ
(δεξιός, βάλλω),
one who throws with the right hand: L for δεξιολάβος, Acts 23:23.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 23:23δεξιολάβους · spearmenThen he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.