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G1543 ἑκατοντάρχης (hekatontárchēs)
Greek
Noun, Masculine
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Quick Definition

a centurion

Strong's Definition

the captain of one hundred men

Derivation: from G1540 (ἑκατόν) and G757 (ἄρχω);

KJV Usage: centurion

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.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἑκατοντάρχης hekatontarchēs 20x the text varies between this form and ἑκατόνταρχος , commander of a hundred men, a centurion, Luk_23:47 ; Act_10:1 ; Act_27:1 ff. centurion. ἐκβαίνω ekbainō 1x to go forth, go out of, Heb_11:15

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἑκατοντάρχης (-άρχος , Mat_8:5 ; Mat_8:8 ; Mat_27:54 , Luk_7:2 , Act_22:25 ; Act_28:16 ; cf. M , Pr., 48); -ου ( < ἑκατόν , ἄρχω ,), [in LXX for H3967 H8269 ;] a centurion: Mat_8:13 , Luk_7:6 ; Luk_23:47 , Act_10:1 ; Act_10:22 ; Act_21:32 ; Act_22:26 ; Act_23:17 ; Act_23:23 ; Act_24:23 ; Act_27:1 ; Act_27:6 ; Act_27:11 ; Act_27:31 ; Act_27:43 ( cf. κεντυρίως ).†

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

ἑκατοντάρχης ἑκα^τοντ-άρχης, ου, [Etym: ἄρχω] "leader of a hundred", Hdt.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

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)

Bible Occurrences (20)

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