Strong's Lexicon
G1543 — ἑκατοντάρχης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1543 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἑκατοντάρχης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G1540 and G757 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 20 |
| Transliteration: | hekatontarches |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hek-at-on-tar'-khace (or hekatontarchos hek-at-on'-tar-khos) n. |
| Meaning: | 1. the captain of one hundred men |
| KJV Renderings: | centurion |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἑκατοντάρχης, Ἑκατοντάρχου, ὁ (ἑκατόν and ἄρχω; on the terminations ἀρχῆς and ἀρχός 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: Mat 8:1-34:(5 and 8 Tdf.), 13 G L T Tr WH; (Mat 27:54 T); Luk 7:1-50:(2 (?)), 6 T WH; (Luk 23:47 T Tr WH); Act 10:1; Act 10:22; Act 21:32 L T Tr WH; (Act 22:26 L T WH); L T Tr WH, G L T Tr WH, L T Tr WH; genitive plural T WH in Act 23:17; Act 23:23. (Aeschylus quoted in Athen. 1, p. 11 d.; Herodotus 7, 81; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, others). See the following word.
ἑκατόνταρχοςἑκατόνταρχος, Ἑκατοντάρχου, ὁ, equivalent to ἑκατοντάρχης, which see: Mat 8:5; Mat 8:8 (in 5, 8, Tdf. ἑκατοντάρχης), Rec.; (Tdf. ἑκατοντάρχης); Luk 7:2; Luk 7:6 (T WH ἑκατοντάρχης); (T Tr WH ἑκατοντάρχης); Act 21:32 R G; (L T WH ἑκατοντάρχης); Act 27:6 (R G, Rec., R G), also Rec.; genitive plural, Act 23:17 and R G L Tr. (Xenophon, Cyril 5, 3, 41; Plutarch, others) (Cf. Meisterhans, p. 53f.)
STRONGS NT 1543a: ἐκβαίνωἐκβαίνω: 2 aorist ἐξεβην; (from Homer down); to go out: Heb 11:15 L T Tr WH.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἑκατοντάρχης (centurion)
Matthew 8:5
- KJV: And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum there came unto him a centurion beseeching him
- GK: εισελθόντι δε τω Ιησού εις Καπερναούμ προσήλθεν αυτώ εκατόνταρχος παρακαλών αυτόν
Matthew 8:8
- KJV: 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
- GK: και αποκριθείς ο εκατόνταρχος έφη κύριε ουκ ειμί ικανός ίνα μου υπό την στέγην εισέλθης αλλά μόνον ειπέ λόγον και ιαθήσεται ο παις μου
Matthew 8:13
- KJV: And Jesus said unto the centurion Go thy way and as thou hast believed be it done unto thee And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour
- GK: και είπεν ο Ιησούς τω εκατοντάρχη ύπαγε και ως επίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι και ιάθη ο παις αυτού εν τη ώρα εκείνη
Matthew 27:54
- KJV: 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 this was the Son of God
- GK: ο δε εκατόνταρχος και οι μετ΄ αυτού τηρούντες τον Ιησούν ιδόντες τον σεισμόν και τα γενόμενα εφοβήθησαν σφόδρα λέγοντες αληθώς θεού υιός ην ούτος
Luke 7:2
- KJV: And a certain centurion’s servant who was dear unto him was sick and ready to die
- GK: εκατοντάρχου δε τινος δούλος κακώς έχων έμελλε τελευτάν ος ην αυτώ έντιμος
Luke 7:6
- KJV: 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 not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς επορεύετο συν αυτοίς ήδη δε αυτού ου μακράν απέχοντος από της οικίας έπεμψε προς αυτόν ο εκατόνταρχος φίλους λέγων αυτώ κύριε μη σκύλλου ου γαρ ειμι ικανός ίνα υπό την στέγην μου εισέλθης
Luke 23:47
- KJV: Now when the centurion saw what was done he glorified God saying Certainly this was a righteous man
- GK: ιδών δε ο εκατόνταρχος το γενόμενον εδόξασε τον θεόν λέγων όντως ο άνθρωπος ούτος δίκαιος ην
Acts 10:1
- KJV: There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius a centurion of the band called the Italian
- GK: ανήρ δε τις ην εν Καισαρεία ονόματι Κορνήλιος εκατοντάρχης εκ σπείρης της καλουμένης Ιταλικής
Acts 10:22
- KJV: 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 holy angel to send for thee into his house and to hear words of thee
- GK: οι δε είπον Κορνήλιος εκατοντάρχης ανήρ δίκαιος και φοβούμενος τον θεόν μαρτυρούμενός τε υπό όλου του έθνους των Ιουδαίων εχρηματίσθη υπό αγγέλου αγίου μεταπέμψασθαί σε εις τον οίκον αυτού και ακούσαι ρήματα παρά σου