Two

(τινας δυο). "Some two" as in Luke 7:19, indicating (Page) that they were not specially chosen.Soldiers

(στρατιωτας),horsemen

(ιππεις),spearmen

(δεξιολαβους). The three varieties of troops in a Roman army like the cohort of Lysias (Page). The στρατιωτα were the heavy-armed legionaries, the ιππεις belonged to every legion, the δεξιολαβο were light-armed supplementary troops who carried a lance in the right hand (δεξιος, right, λαμβανω, to take). Vulgate, lancearios. At the third hour of the night (απο τριτης ωρας της νυκτος). About nine in the evening.

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