στρατοπέδων
stratópedon
armies
Encampment or military camp; specifically, a place where troops are gathered and stationed, often including the temporary infrastructure and organization typical of a military presence. By extension, can refer to the assembled army occupying such a camp. Also used more generally for a host of soldiers or military forces in formation or on campaign.
Luke 21:20 · Word #6
Lexicon G4760
| Lemma | στρατόπεδον |
| Transliteration | stratópedon |
| Strong's | G4760 |
| Definition | Encampment or military camp; specifically, a place where troops are gathered and stationed, often including the temporary infrastructure and organization typical of a military presence. By extension, can refer to the assembled army occupying such a camp. Also used more generally for a host of soldiers or military forces in formation or on campaign. |
Morphology N GEN N PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | armies |
| Literal | of-armies |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | στρατόπεδον |
| Strong's | G4760 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4760-01
of military encampments
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive plural, neuter; indicates possession, source, or association; plural denotes multiple camps or assembled forces. |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive plural form denotes possession or association, rendered with "of." "Military encampments" preserves the root sense of an organized army-ground where troops are gathered and stationed, reflecting the compound meaning of στρατός (army) and πέδον (ground). |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
armies
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed from 'of military encampments' to 'armies' for contextual naturalness and accuracy. The Greek refers to the assembled forces, not the camps themselves. |