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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 - Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13 - Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2 - And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - He immediately took soldiers and centurions, 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 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - And he called for two centurions, saying, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - So he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 - And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31 - Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:16 - Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
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