Word Study · Strong's G1543 · Greek
G1543
G1543
“the captain of one hundred men”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the captain of one hundred men
Rendered in the KJV as
centurion.
- 20occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 20 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- ἑκατοντάρχης7
- ἑκατοντάρχῃ3
- ἑκατόνταρχος3
- ἑκατονταρχῶν2
- ἑκατοντάρχας1
- ἑκατοντάρχῃ·1
- ἑκατοντάρχης,1
- ἑκατόνταρχον1
- ἑκατοντάρχου1
How it is rendered · 9
- centurion8
- centurions3
- the centurion3
- [was] a centurion1
- a centurion1
- a centurion,1
- centurion;1
- Of a centurion1
- to a centurion1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular11
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM · 11
- N-DSM · 4
- N-GPM · 2
- N-APM · 1
- N-ASM · 1
- N-GSM · 1
All 20, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 8:5ἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,here: a centurion
- Matthew 8:8ἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.here: centurion
- Matthew 8:13ἑκατοντάρχῃ·hekatontarchēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThen Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.here: centurion;
- Matthew 27:54ἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”here: the centurion
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 7:2ἑκατοντάρχουhekatontarchounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThere a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.here: Of a centurion
- Luke 7:6ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.here: centurion
- Luke 23:47ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”here: centurion
Acts13 occurrences
- Acts 10:1ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAt Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.here: [was] a centurion
- Acts 10:22ἑκατοντάρχης,hekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”here: a centurion,
- Acts 21:32ἑκατοντάρχαςhekatontarchasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralImmediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.here: centurions
- Acts 22:25ἑκατόνταρχονhekatontarchonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBut as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”here: centurion
- Acts 22:26ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularOn hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”here: centurion
- Acts 23:17ἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThen Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”here: centurions
- Acts 23:23ἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThen he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.here: centurions
- Acts 24:23ἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularHe ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.here: centurion
- Acts 27:1ἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWhen it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.here: to a centurion
- Acts 27:6ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThere the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.here: centurion
- Acts 27:11ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.here: the centurion
- Acts 27:31ἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularBut Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”here: centurion
- Acts 27:43ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.here: the centurion