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Centurion

ἑκατόνταρχοςStrong’s G1543

hekatontarchos

Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hekatontarchos is the Greek word usually translated “centurion” and “centurions”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.

“And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,”
Matthew 8:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “centurion” and “centurions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • centurion 10
  • a centurion 3
  • the centurion 3
  • centurions 3
  • of a centurion 1
  • to a centurion 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 14
  • Matthew 4
  • Luke 3

3 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἑκατόνταρχος hekatontarchos · centurion

ἑκατοντάρχης (-άρχος, Mat.8:5, 8 27:54, Luk.7:2, Act.22:25 28:16; cf. M, Pr., 48); -ου (ἑκατόν, ἄρχω,), [in LXX for מֵאָה שַׂר ;] a centurion: Mat.8:13, Luk.7:6 23:47, Act.10:1, 22 21:32 22:26 23:17, 23 24:23 27:1, 6 27:11, 31 27:43 (cf. κεντυρίως).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.