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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]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 23 times in 23 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - “Furthermore, you shall [fn]select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, [fn]of hundreds, [fn]of fifties and [fn]of tens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:25 - Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, [fn]of hundreds, [fn]of fifties and [fn]of tens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14 - Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:48 - Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, approached Moses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:52 - All the gold of the offering which they offered up to the LORD, from the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:54 - So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it to the tent of meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - “So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and [fn]appointed them heads over you, leaders of thousands and [fn]of hundreds, [fn]of fifties and [fn]of tens, and officers for your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:12 - “He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to [fn]do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:7 - Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, O Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse also give to all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:1 - Then David [fn]numbered the people who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:4 - Now in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds of the Carites and of the [fn]guard, and brought them to him in the house of the LORD. Then he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king’s son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:9 - So the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:10 - The priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:15 - And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, “Bring her out [fn]between the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:19 - He took the captains of hundreds and the Carites and the [fn]guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the [fn]guards to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 - Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - This Shelomoth and his relatives [fn]had charge of all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - Now this is the enumeration of the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all the affairs of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division numbering 24,000:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:6 - Then the rulers of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with the overseers over the king’s work, offered willingly;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:2 - Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ households.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:1 - Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered into a covenant with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:14 - Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, “Bring her out [fn]between the ranks; and whoever follows her, put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:5 - Moreover, Amaziah assembled Judah and appointed them according to their fathers’ households under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds throughout Judah and Benjamin; and he [fn]took a census of those from twenty years old and upward and found them to be 300,000 choice men, able to go to war and handle spear and shield.
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