The Definition of the word Lysias, Claudius

Lysias, Claudius

The chief captain (chiliarch) who commanded the Roman troops in "Jerusalem, and sent Paul under guard to the procurator Felix at" Caesarea (Acts 21:31-38; 22:24-30). His letter to his superior officer is an interesting specimen of Roman military correspondence (23:26-30). He obtained his Roman citizenship by "purchase, and was therefore probably a Greek. (See" [369]CLAUDIUS.)