Strong's Number G4756

στρατιά

stratia · strat-ee'-ah

Transliteration:

stratia{strat-ee'-ah}

Word Origin:

from a derivative of stratos (an army from the base of 4766, as encamped)

TDNT:

7:701,1091

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

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

Usage in the KJV:

host 2

Total: 2
Occurs 2 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

an army, band of soldiers
in the NT, the hosts of heaven
1. troops of angels
2. the heavenly bodies, stars of heaven (so called on account of their number and their order)