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Koine Greek wordlink #101530

SR GNT Acts 23:23 δεξιολάβους (dexiolabous) ‘horsemen seventy and spearmen two_hundred for the third’ Strongs=11870 Lemma=dexiolabos^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_sent_to_Felix TimeSeries=Paul_sent_to_Felix Referred to from Word #101523 Referred to from Word #101541 Referred to from Word #101544

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Only use of identical word form δεξιολάβους (N-AMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δεξιολάβους’ (N-AMP) is always and only glossed as ‘spearmen’.

Acts 23:23 ‘horsemen seventy and spearmen two_hundred for the third’ SR GNT Acts 23:23 word 20

OET-LV: 23 And having _called _to some two of _the centurions, he _said: Prepare two _hundred soldiers, so _that may _be _gone as _far _as Kaisareia, and seventy horsemen, and two _hundred spearmen for the_third hour of _the night. (ACT_23:23)

OET-RV: 23 Then the commander called in two of his centurions and ordered them to prepare two-hundred soldiers to travel as far as Caesarea, supported by seventy mounted soldiers and two-hundred more with spears. They were to be ready to leave by 9pm, (ACT 23:23)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘dexiolabos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural