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στρατιά

MainId: 004659000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4756

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004659001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: στρατιά
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ᾶς
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'στρατεύομαι', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004659001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 12.30
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Supernatural Beings and Powers
  LEXSubDomains: Supernatural Beings
  LEXCollocations: στρατιὰ οὐράνιος
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-03-07 13:07:06
    DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: heavenly army) a large group or throng of angels
    Glosses: ['throng of angels', 'ranks of angels']
    Comments: There may be distinct objections to speaking of στρατιὰ οὐράνιος as being a ‘heavenly army,’ though undoubtedly in earlier times the thought of angels being God’s military force would have been quite appropriate. Therefore, in place of some expression which may refer to an army or military unit, it may be possible to translate στρατιὰ οὐράνιος as simply ‘many, many angels’ or ‘row after row of angels.’
  LEXReferences: LUKE 2:13
2. LEXID: 004659001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 12.45
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Supernatural Beings and Powers
  LEXSubDomains: Supernatural Powers
  LEXCollocations: στρατιὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-03-07 13:07:06
    DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: army of heaven) the stars of heaven as symbols of various supernatural powers
    Glosses: the stars of heaven
    Comments: Since ‘the stars of heaven’ serve primarily as symbols of certain heavenly supernatural powers, it may be appropriate in some languages to speak of ‘the spirits of the stars in the sky.’ See also {D:1.5}.
  LEXReferences: ACTs 7:42