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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 Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - And the centurion answering said, 'Sir, I am not worthy that thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant shall be healed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13 - And Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go, and as thou didst believe let it be to thee;' and his young man was healed in that hour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, 'Truly this was God's Son.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2 - and a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - And Jesus was going on with them, and now when he is not far distant from the house the centurion sent unto him friends, saying to him, 'Sir, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that under my roof thou mayest enter;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - And there was a certain man in Cesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - And they said, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, 'A man, a Roman, uncondemned -- is it lawful to you to scourge;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, 'Take heed what thou art 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 having called near one of the centurions, said, 'This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - and having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, 'Make ready soldiers two hundred, that they may go on unto Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and spearmen two hundred, from the third hour of the night;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let him also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 - And when our sailing to Italy was determined, they were delivering up both Paul and certain others, prisoners, to a centurion, by name Julius, of the band of Sebastus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, did put us into it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to 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 to the soldiers, 'If these do not remain in the ship -- ye are not able to be saved;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and did command those able to swim, having cast themselves out first -- to get unto the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:16 - And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.
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