lysias claudius

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lysias claudius - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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 CLAUDIUS.)