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#5069 τετράδιον tetradion {tet-rad'-ee-on}
from a presumed derivative of tetras (a tetrad, from G5064); TDNT - n/a; n n
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) a quaternion
A guard consisting of four soldiers (for among the Romans this was
the usual number of the guard to which the custody of captives and
prisoners was intrusted; two soldiers were confined with the prisoner
and two kept guard outside). Four quaternions of soldiers would be
used to guard one all night, one for each of the four night watches.
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
Neuter of a presumed derivative of
τέτρας [[tetras]] (a
tetrad; from
G5064); a
quaternion or squad (picket) of four Roman soldiers:—quaternion.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
- #5069.
- τετρα´διον
- tetradion; from 5064; a group of four, a quaternion (a guard of four soldiers):—
- NASB - squads(1).
—NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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AV - quaternion 1; 1
- quaternions
- Acts 12:4.
—Exhaustive Concordance (KJV Translation Frequency & Location)
