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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 BoxMat 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:5 - And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13 - And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2 - And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 - And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31 - But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:
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