τετράδιον tetrádion

Meaning

from G5064 (τέσσαρες)); a quaternion or squad (picket) of four Roman soldiers

In the King James Version: quaternion

Derivation: neuter of a presumed derivative of (a tetrad;

Where it is used

• Acts 12:4 He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.