Quick Definition
στρατιά, ᾶς, ἡ n.f. an army, host of angels
Strong's Definition
from the base of G4766 (στρώννυμι), as encamped); camp-likeness, i.e. an army, i.e. (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries
Derivation: feminine of a derivative of (an army;
KJV Usage: host
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ᾶς | στρατεύομαι
12.30 · Supernatural Beings and Powers · Supernatural Beings
Collocation: στρατιὰ οὐράνιος
throng of angels, ranks of angels (an idiom, literally: heavenly army) a large group or throng of angels 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.’
12.45 · Supernatural Beings and Powers · Supernatural Powers
Collocation: στρατιὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
the stars of heaven (an idiom, literally: army of heaven) the stars of heaven as symbols of various supernatural powers 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 1.5.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στρατιά, -Gs, ἡ, (στρατός [οἷ. otparevw]), fr. Aeschyl. and Hat. down, Sept. for RIS; 1. an army, band of soldiers. 2. sometimes in the poets i. q. στρατεία, as Arstph. eqq. 587 (ἐν στρατιαῖς τε καὶ μάχαις), 2 Co. x. 4 Tdf. after the best codd. ({see his note; cf. L. and 8. s. v. II.]; Passow 8. v. στρατεία, fin.). 3. in the N. T. ἡ οὐράνιος στρατιά, or ἡ στρατ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (Hebr. Ὁ ΤΊ Ns), the host of heaven (see δύναμις, f.), i. 6. a. troops of angels (1 K. xxii. 19; Neh. ix. 6): Lk.ii.13. — b. the heavenly bodies, stars of heaven, (so called on account of their number and their order): Acts vii. 42 (2 Chr. xxxill. 3,5; Jer. viii. 2, etc.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
στρατιά stratia 2x
an army, host; from the Hebrew, στρατιὰ οὐράνιος, or τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, the heavenly host, the host of heaven, the hosts of angels, Lk. 2:13; the stars, Acts 7:42*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
στρατιά, -ᾶς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for צָבָא ;]
= στρατός, an army, a host: of angels (III Ki 22:19, al.), Lk 2:13; of the stars of heaven (Je 8:2, II Ch 33:3), Ac 7:42.
As sometimes in cl. (poët.), = στρατεία: II Co 10:4, T (WH, RV, στρατεία).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
στρατια ef. Schiirer Geschichte ii. p. 266 (= H/P Div. II. vol. i. p. 259)), and (2) to the governors or magistrates of the Roman colony at Philippi (Ac 16%“), ΤΕ is doubtful whether the ἄρχοντες of v. 19 and the στρατηγοί of ν. 20 are the same officials according to their Greek or Latin forms of designation, or whether the ἄρχοντες are the chief magisterial authorities and the στρατηγοί, the local magistrates of the town. Ramsay (S¢. Paul, p. 217f.) is inclined to distinguish between them on the ground that a concise writer like Luke would not likely have employed two clauses where one was sufficient. He adds that in the case of the Philippian magistrates the title ‘‘ Praetors” was ‘not but was employed as a ‘‘courtesy (Lk 22,8; technically accurate,” title.” The designation στρατηγός = praetor 15 occurrence in the papyri, and hardly needs illustration, but see P Oxy II. 29419 (A.D. 22) (= Selecttons, p. 35), BGU IV. 109525 (A.D. 57), and P Fay 1185 (a.p. 110). of constant
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
στρατιά (stratia) — army. στρᾰτιά, Ionic dialect στρατ-ιή, ἡ,= στρατός, army, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ναυτική, πεζή, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ναύφρακτος σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, a land force, as distinguished from seamen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. generally, host, company, band, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; αἱ σ. τῶν οὐρανῶν[LXX]; = cohors ministrorum, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II. sometimes ={στρατεία}, expedition, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἴτε.. ἐπὶ στρατιάν go.. on service, [Refs 5th c.BC+]