G4519: σαβαώθ (sabaṓth)

G4519 σαβαώθ (sabaṓth)

Greek

Quick Definition

σαβαώθ Hebr. hosts, armies

Strong's Definition

of Hebrew origin (6635 in feminine plural); armies; sabaoth (i.e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God

KJV Usage: sabaoth

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Σαβαώθ (G4519)

noun-name, m. | indeclinable

12.8{N:001} · Supernatural Beings and Powers · Supernatural Beings

Almighty, All Powerful, One who is powerful over all (a Greek transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning armies and used with κύριος[a] Lord, 12.9, as a title for God) pertaining to one who has overwhelming power

ROM 9:29 · JAS 5:4

¹ Items 12.4-12.8, (12.9) and 12.12 in this domain are titles for θεός[a] God (12.1). As titles, they have precisely the same reference as θεός[a], but they each contribute distinctive meanings which are legitimate qualifications of the referent in question.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

σαβαώθ (Hebr. nis2y, plur. of δὲν an army): κύριος σαβαώθ (δ ν TNT), [A. V. Lord of Sabaoth], i.e. lord of the armies sc. of Israel, as those who under the leadership and protection of Jehovah maintain his cause in war (cf. Schrader, Ueber d. urspriingl. Sinn des Gottesnamens Jahve Zebaoth, in the Jahrbb. f. protest. Theol. for 1875, p. 316 544.» and in Schenkel v. 702sq.; ef. Herm. Schultz, Alttest. Theol. ii. p. 96 sqq.; [B.D. 8. ν. Sabaoth, the Lord of. But for the other view, acc. to which the heavenly “hosts” are referred to, see Hackett in B. D., Am. ed., s.v. Tsebaoth Lord of, and Delitzsch in the Luth. Zeitschr. for 1874, p. 217 sqq-3 so Riehm (HWB 5. v. Zebaoth) as respects the use of the phrase by the prophets]. On the diverse interpretations of the word ef. Oehler in Herzog xviii. p. 400 sqq. [and in his O. T. Theol. (ed. Day) 88 195 sq.; cf. T. K. Cheyne, Isa., ed. 3, vol. i. 11 sq.]): Ro. ix. 29; Jas. ν. 4.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Σαβαώθ Sabaōth 2x

(Hebrew) hosts, armies, indecl., Rom. 9:29; Jas. 5:4*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

† σαβαώθ indecl.,

[in LXX for צְבָאוֺת, chiefly in Isaiah (in other places, the phrase יהוה צי is also rendered by κύριος παντοκράτωρ, κ. τῶν δυνάμεων; v. DB, iii, 137 f.) ;]

Sabaoth, i.e. hosts or armies (v. DB, l.c.): Ro 9:29 (LXX), Ja 5:4.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

σαβαώθ. This Heb. word = ‘‘hosts,” ‘armies ’’ (Rom οὔ LXX, Jas 54) occurs as an invocation:in the great Paris magical papyrus P Par 5741289 (iii/a.D.) (= Selections, p. 113) Taw Σαβαωθ, and in the amulet printed in Archiv i. p. 427 belonging to ili-v A.D.— Κύριε Σαβαώθ, ἀπόστρεψον ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ. οτον (?) νόσον τῆς κεφαλ[ῆς where Wilcken thinks that it cannot be determined with certainty whether it is the work of a Christian or a Jew or a Greek or an Egyptian. Cf. P Oxy VIII. 11527 (v/vi A.D.) with its magical, Jewish, and Christian elements— Ὥρωρ φωρ roel, ἀδωναεί, ᾿Ιαὼ σαβαώθ, Μιχαήλ, ᾿Ιεσοῦ Χριστέ, βοήθι ἡμῖν καὶ τούτῳ οἴκῳ. ἀμήν. and 26. VII. 10604 (vi/A.p.), a Gnostic charm against reptiles and other ills— "Tad σαβαὼθ adove ἀπάλλαξον τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ ἑρπετοῦ. Also the leaden tablet, Wiinsch .425) No. 2 (ii/iii A.p.), on which is depicted an altar inscribed —ZewOn | Σαβαωθ | Σαβαωθ, the thrice repeated name of the Jewish God. See further Deissmann Uxgeschichte p. 23, and Cheyne’s note on “Lord Sabaoth”’ in 2x III. i. p. 318 f.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

σαβαώθ (sabaōth) — hosts. Transliteration of Hebrew צָבָא 'army' [H6635a]. Not in LSJ.