Word Study · Strong's G2760 · Greek
κεντυρίων
kentyrion
ken-too-ree'-ohn
Strong's 1890 spelling: kentyríōn
“a centurion, i.e. captain of one hundred soldiers”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a centurion, i.e. captain of one hundred soldiers
Rendered in the KJV as
centurion.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- κεντυρίων1
- κεντυρίωνα1
- κεντυρίωνος1
How it is rendered · 1
- centurion3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
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- N-ASM · 1
- N-GSM · 1
- N-NSM · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 15:39κεντυρίωνkenturiōnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”here: centurion
- Mark 15:44κεντυρίωναkenturiōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularPilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.here: centurion
- Mark 15:45κεντυρίωνοςkenturiōnosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWhen Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.here: centurion