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Lexicon :: Strong's G1543 - hekatontarchēs

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ἑκατοντάρχης
Transliteration
hekatontarchēs (Key)
Pronunciation
hek-at-on-tar'-khace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Variant Spellings

Sometimes spelled as ἑκατόνταρχος.

Strong’s Definitions

ἑκατοντάρχης hekatontárchēs, hek-at-on-tar'-khace; from G1540 and G757; the captain of one hundred men:—centurion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G1543 in the following manner: centurion (21x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G1543 in the following manner: centurion (21x).

  1. an officer in the Roman army

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἑκατοντάρχης hekatontárchēs, hek-at-on-tar'-khace; from G1540 and G757; the captain of one hundred men:—centurion.
STRONGS G1543:
ἑκατοντάρχης, -ου, ὁ, (ἑκατον and ἄρχω; on the terminations ἀρχης and αρχος see the full exposition in Winers Grammar, 61 (60); cf. Buttmann, 73 (64); Bornemann, Schol. ad Luc., p. 151f; [Tdf. Proleg., p. 117; WHs Appendix, p. 156f]), a centurion: Matthew 8:13 [5 and 8 Tdf.] G L T Tr WH; [Matthew 27:54 T]; Luke 7:6 [2 (?)] T WH; [Luke 23:47 T Tr WH]; Acts 10:1, 22; Acts 21:32 L T Tr WH; [Acts 22:26 L T WH]; Acts 24:23; 27:1, 6 L T Tr WH, Acts 27:11 G L T Tr WH, Acts 27:31, 43 L T Tr WH; genitive plural T WH in Acts 23:17, 23. (Aeschylus quoted in Athen. 1, p. 11 d.; Herodotus 7, 81; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, others). See the following word.

Related entry:
ἑκατόνταρχος -ου, ὁ, equivalent to ἑκατοντάρχης, which see: Matthew 7:5, 8 [in 5, 8, Tdf. -άρχης]; 13 Rec.; Matthew 27:54 [Tdf. -άρχης]; Luke 7:2, 6 [T WH άρχης]; Luke 23:47 [T Tr WH άρχης]; Acts 21:32 R G; Acts 22:25, 26 [L T WH -άρχης]; Acts 27:6 [R G, 11 Rec., 43 R G], also Acts 28:16 Rec.; genitive plural, Acts 23:17 and Acts 23:23 R G L Tr. (Xenophon, Cyril 5, 3, 41; Plutarch, others) [Cf. Meisterhans p. 53f]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:5; 7:5; 7:8; 7:8; 7:13; 8:5; 8:8; 8:13; 27:54; 27:54
Luke
7:2; 7:2; 7:6; 7:6; 23:47; 23:47
Acts
10:1; 10:22; 21:32; 21:32; 22:25, 26; 22:26; 23:17; 23:17; 23:23; 23:23; 24:23; 27:1; 27:6; 27:6; 27:11; 27:11; 27:31; 27:43; 27:43; 28:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1543 matches the Greek ἑκατοντάρχης (hekatontarchēs),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:5 -

And when [fn]Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion G1543 came to Him, pleading with Him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - But the centurion G1543 said, “[fn]Lord, I am not good enough for You to come under my roof, but just [fn]say the word, and my [fn]servant will be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13 - And Jesus said to the centurion G1543, “Go; [fn]it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the [fn]servant was healed that very [fn]moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - Now the centurion G1543, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was God’s Son!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2 -

And a centurion’s G1543 slave, [fn]who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - Now Jesus was going on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion G1543 sent friends, saying to Him, “[fn]Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not good enough for You to come under my roof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - Now when the centurion G1543 saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 -

Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion G1543 of what was called the Italian [fn]cohort,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion G1543, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and hear [fn]a message from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - At once he took along soldiers and centurions G1543 and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - But when they stretched him out [fn]with leather straps, Paul said to the centurion G1543 who was standing by, “Is it [fn]lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - And when the centurion G1543 heard this, he went to the commander and reported to him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - And Paul called one of the centurions G1543 to him and said, “Lead this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - And when he called to him two of the centurions G1543, he said, “Make ready two hundred soldiers, [fn]seventy horsemen, and two hundred [fn]spearmen to proceed to Caesarea by the [fn]third hour of the night,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - Then he gave orders to the centurion G1543 for him to be kept in custody and yet have some rest, and not to prevent any of his friends from ministering to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 -

Now when it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion G1543 of the Augustan [fn]cohort named Julius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - There the centurion G1543 found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - But the centurion G1543 was being more persuaded by the pilot and the [fn]captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31 - Paul said to the centurion G1543 and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot [fn]be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - but the centurion G1543, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should [fn]jump overboard first and get to land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:16 -

And when we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

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