τετράδιον
tetradion
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squad of four
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Tetradion denotes a set of four soldier units assigned to guard a prisoner in Acts 12:4.
The attested use denotes multiple four-member guard units: in Acts 12:4, the dative plural form occurs in the handing over of a prisoner for military guarding.
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Four guard units assigned to a prisoner · dominant
In Acts 12:4, the dative plural τετραδίοις occurs with the handing over of the arrested man for guarding; the APB renders the clause “handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 12:4, the APB presents the term within “four squads of soldiers to guard him.” This rendering confirms the clause's guarding arrangement rather than isolating every element of the term.