Strong's Number G5069

τετράδιον

tetradion · tet-rad'-ee-on

Transliteration:

tetradion{tet-rad'-ee-on}

Word Origin:

from a presumed derivative of tetras (a tetrad, from 5064)

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Strong's Definition:

from G5064 (τέσσαρες)); a quaternion or squad (picket) of four Roman soldiers

Usage in the KJV:

quaternion 1

Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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.