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Quaternion

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Quaternion. A military term, signifying a guard of four soldiers, two of whom were attached to the person of a prisoner, while the other two kept watch, outside the door of his cell. Acts 12:4.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Quaternion'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​q/quaternion.html. 1901.
 
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