ἑκατόνταρχος hekatontarchos

Greek word for “centurion” · Strong’s G1543 · used 20 times in 20 verses

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Meaning

ἑκατοντάρχης (-άρχος, 27:54, 28:16;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hekatontarchos in context, with how often each is used:

• centurion 17
• centurions 3

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 27 (5), Matthew 8 (3), Luke 7 (2), Acts 10 (2), Acts 22 (2), Acts 23 (2), Matthew 27 (1), Luke 23 (1), Acts 21 (1), Acts 24 (1)

Forms

• ἑκατοντάρχης 8
• ἑκατοντάρχῃ 4
• ἑκατόνταρχος 3
• ἑκατονταρχῶν 2
• ἑκατοντάρχου 1
• ἑκατοντάρχας 1
• ἑκατόνταρχον 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hekatontarchos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 7
• χιλίαρχος chiliarchos “military officer” 3
• στρατιώτης stratiōtēs “soldier” 3
• στέγη stegē “roof” 2
• Ἰταλία Italia “Italy” 2
• τε te “and/both” 4
• ὑπό hupo “by/under” 4
• σπεῖρα speira “band” 2
• Κορνήλιος Kornēlios “Cornelius” 2
• Ῥωμαῖος Rhōmaios “Roman” 2
• Καισάρεια Kaisareia “Caesarea” 2
• κωλύω kōluō “to prevent” 2

Key verses

The verses using hekatontarchos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 8:5 — And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
• Matthew 8:8 — The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
• Matthew 27:54 — Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly…
• Luke 7:2 — And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
• Luke 7:6 — Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am…
• Luke 23:47 — Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
• Acts 10:1 — There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
• Acts 10:22 — And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an…
• Acts 22:25 — And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
• Acts 23:23 — And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at…
• Acts 27:1 — And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
• Acts 27:31 — Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.