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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 23 times in 23 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:25 - He chose capable men from all over Israel and appointed them as leaders over the people. He put them in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14 - But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains[fn] who had returned from the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:48 - Then all the generals and captains came to Moses

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:52 - In all, the gold that the generals and captains presented as a gift to the LORD weighed about 420 pounds.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:54 - So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gifts from the generals and captains and brought the gold to the Tabernacle[fn] as a reminder to the LORD that the people of Israel belong to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve as judges and officials over you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:12 - Some will be generals and captains in his army,[fn] some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:7 - “Listen here, you men of Benjamin!” Saul shouted to his officers when he heard the news. “Has that son of Jesse promised every one of you fields and vineyards? Has he promised to make you all generals and captains in his army?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:1 - David now mustered the men who were with him and appointed generals and captains[fn] to lead them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:4 - In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest summoned the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, and the palace guards to come to the Temple of the LORD. He made a solemn pact with them and made them swear an oath of loyalty there in the LORD’s Temple; then he showed them the king’s son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:9 - So the commanders did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. They brought them all to Jehoiada the priest,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:10 - and he supplied them with the spears and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:15 - Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, “Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple,[fn] and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be killed in the Temple of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:19 - Then the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, the palace guards, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the LORD. They went through the gate of the guards and into the palace, and the king took his seat on the royal throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 - David consulted with all his officials, including the generals and captains of his army.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of the treasuries containing the gifts that King David, the family leaders, and the generals and captains[fn] and other officers of the army had dedicated to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - This is the list of Israelite generals and captains,[fn] and their officers, who served the king by supervising the army divisions that were on duty each month of the year. Each division served for one month and had 24,000 troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:6 - Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army,[fn] and the king’s administrative officers all gave willingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:2 - Solomon called together all the leaders of Israel—the generals and captains of the army,[fn] the judges, and all the political and clan leaders.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:1 - In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest decided to act. He summoned his courage and made a pact with five army commanders: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:14 - Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, “Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple,[fn] and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be killed in the Temple of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:5 - Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains[fn] for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield.
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