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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 [fn]Jesus entered G1525 Capernaum G2584, a [fn]centurion G1543 came G4334 to Him, begging G3870 Him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - But the centurion G1543 replied G611 G5346, “[fn]Lord G2962, I am G1510 not worthy G2425 for You to come G1525 under G5259 my roof G4721, but just G3441 [fn]say G3004 the word G3056, and my [fn]servant G3816 will be healed G2390.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:13 - And Jesus G2424 said G3004 to the centurion G1543, “Go G5217; [fn]it shall be done G1096 for you as you have believed G4100.” And the [fn]servant G3816 was healed G2390 at that very [fn]moment G5610.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - Now G1161 as for the centurion G1543 and those G3588 who were with him keeping G5083 guard G5083 over G5083 Jesus G2424, when they saw G3708 the earthquake G4578 and the other things that were happening G1096, they became G5399 extremely G4970 frightened G5399 and said G3004, “Truly G230 this G3778 was [fn]the Son G5207 of God G2316!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:2

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Now G1161 a centurion’s G1543 slave G1401, who G3739 was highly G1784 regarded G1784 by him, was sick G2560 and about G3195 to G3195 die G5053.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - Now G1161 Jesus G2424 started on G4198 His way G4198 with them; but already G2235, when He was not yet far G3112 from the house G3614, the centurion G1543 sent G3992 friends G5384, saying G3004 to Him, “[fn]Lord G2962, do not trouble G4660 Yourself further, for I am G1510 not worthy G2425 for You to enter G1525 under G5259 my roof G4721;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - Now G1161 when the centurion G1543 saw G3708 what had happened G1096, he began praising G1392 God G2316, saying G3004, “This G3778 Man G444 was in fact G3689 [fn]innocent G1342.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1

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Now G1161 there was a man G435 in Caesarea G2542 named G3686 Cornelius G2883, a centurion G1543 of what was called G2564 the Italian G2483 [fn]cohort G4686,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - They said G3004, “Cornelius G2883, a centurion G1543, a righteous G1342 and God-fearing G2316 man G435 well G3140 spoken G3140 of by the entire G3650 nation G1484 of the Jews G2453, was divinely directed G5537 by a holy G40 angel G32 to send G3343 for you to come to his house G3624 and hear G191 [fn]a message G4487 from you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - He immediately G1824 took G3880 along G3880 some soldiers G4757 and centurions G1543 and ran G2701 down G2701 to [fn]the crowd; and when they saw G3708 the commander G5506 and the soldiers G4757, they stopped G3973 beating G5180 Paul G3972.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - But when G5613 they stretched G4385 him out G4385 [fn]with straps G2438, Paul G3972 said G3004 to the centurion G1543 who was standing G2476 by, “Is it [fn]lawful G1832 for you to flog G3147 a man G444 who is a Roman G4514 and uncondemned G178?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:26 - When the centurion G1543 heard G191 this, he went G4334 to the commander G5506 and told G518 him, saying G3004, “What G5101 are G3195 you about G3195 to G3195 do G4160? For this G3778 man G444 is a Roman G4514.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - Paul G3972 called G4341 one G1520 of the centurions G1543 to himself and said G5346, “Take G520 this G3778 young G3494 man G3494 to the commander G5506, for he has G2192 something G5100 to report G518 to him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - And he called G4341 to him two G1417 of the centurions G1543 and said G3004, “Get G2090 two G1250 hundred G1250 soldiers G4757 ready G2090 by [fn]the third G5154 hour G5610 of the night G3571 to proceed G4198 to Caesarea G2542, [fn]with seventy G1440 horsemen G2460 and two G1250 hundred G1250 [fn]spearmen G1187.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - He gave G1299 orders G1299 to the centurion G1543 for [fn]Paul to be kept G5083 in G5083 custody G5083 and yet have G2192 some freedom G425, and not to prevent G2967 any G3367 of his friends G2398 from providing G5256 for G5256 his needs G5256.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1

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Now G1161 when G5613 it was decided G2919 that we would sail G636 for Italy G2482, they proceeded to turn G3860 Paul G3972 and some G5100 other G2087 prisoners G1202 over G3860 to a centurion G1543 of the Augustan G4575 [fn]cohort G4686, named G3686 Julius G2457.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - There G2546 the centurion G1543 found G2147 an Alexandrian G222 ship G4143 sailing G4126 for Italy G2482, and he put G1688 us aboard G1688 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - But the centurion G1543 was more G3123 persuaded G3982 by the pilot G2942 and the [fn]captain G3490 of G3490 the G3490 ship G3490 than G2228 by what was being said G3004 by Paul G3972.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31 - Paul G3972 said G3004 to the centurion G1543 and the soldiers G4757, “Unless G1437 G3361 these G3778 men G3778 remain G3306 on the ship G4143, you yourselves G4771 cannot G1410 G3756 be saved G4982.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - but the centurion G1543, wanting G1014 to bring G1295 Paul G3972 safely G1295 through G1295, kept G2967 them from accomplishing their intention G1013, and commanded G2753 that those G3588 who could G1410 swim G2860 were to [fn]jump G641 overboard G641 first G4413 and get G1826 to land G1093,
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