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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 20 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:5 - When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer[fn] came and pleaded with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, 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 Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - The Roman officer[fn] and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2 - At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer[fn] was sick and near death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - When the Roman officer[fn] overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer[fn] named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - He immediately called out his soldiers and officers[fn] and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw the commander and the troops coming, they stopped beating Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer[fn] standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been tried?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - Paul called for one of the Roman officers[fn] and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - Then the commander called two of his officers and ordered, “Get 200 soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight. Also take 200 spearmen and 70 mounted troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - He ordered an officer[fn] to keep Paul in custody but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to visit him and take care of his needs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 - When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer[fn] named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31 - But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.
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