Dict: easton - Lysias, Claudius

easton:

Lysias, Claudius @ the chief captain (chiliarch) who commanded the Roman troops in Jerusalem, and sent Paul under guard to the procurator Felix at Caesarea kjv@Acts:21:31-38 kjv@Acts: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