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Spearmen
Open directlySmith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(Acts 23:23) These were probably troops so lightly armed as to be able to keep pace on the march with mounted soldiers.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
SPEAR'MEN. The word so translated in Acts 23:23 is of rare occurrence and of doubtful meaning, but it most probably refers to light-armed troops.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
SPEAR'MEN. The word so translated in Acts 23:23 is of rare occurrence and of doubtful meaning, but it most probably refers to light-armed troops.