noun · masculine
hekatontarchēos
Greekἑκατοντάρχης (hekatontarchēs)
Strong’sG1543
a centurion
stem hekatontarchē-17 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἑκατοντάρχης (-άρχος, Mt 8:5, 8 27:54, Lk 7:2, Ac 22:25 28:16; cf. M, Pr., 48); -ου
(< ἑκατόν, ἄρχω,), [in LXX for מֵאָה שַׂר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1543 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhek-at-on-tar'-khace
the captain of one hundred men
Fromfrom G1540 and G757;
King Jamescenturion.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hekatontarchēos8×ἑκατοντάρχης | hekatontarchēois |
| object accusative | hekatontarchēon1×ἑκατόνταρχον | hekatontarchēoin1×ἑκατοντάρχας |
| direct address vocative | hekatontarchēor | hekatontarchēoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hekatontarchēou1×Ἑκατοντάρχου | hekatontarchēoiu2×ἑκατονταρχῶν |
| to, for dative | hekatontarchēo4×ἑκατοντάρχῃ | hekatontarchēoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hekatontarchēo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
hekatontarchēos“centurion”subjectnominative singular8×
Luke 7:6“centurion”tos de Iēsus poreuete sun autoi. ēdē de autou ouk makran apecharōtou apo tau oikiau pempata filoin tos hekatontarchēos legarōtos auto; Kurior, mē skullisōr, ouk gar hikanos amō hina hupo tan stegan mu eiserchaseia;So 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.
Luke 23:47“centurion”Horaratos de tos hekatontarchēos tem gineratem doxazate ton theon legarōtos; Ontōs tos anthrōpos houtos dikaios ate.When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
Acts 10:1“centurion”Anēros de tinos en Kaisareia onome Kornēlios, hekatontarchēos ek speirau tau kalirōtau Italikau,At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Acts 10:22“centurion”tois de legala; Kornēlios hekatontarchēos, anēros dikaios kai foberōtos ton theon marturirōtos tē hupo holeu teu ethneu toiu Ioudaioiu, chrēmatizita hupo angelou hagiou metapempera sin eis ton oikon autou kai akouara rēmeim para su.“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.”
Acts 22:26“centurion”akouaratos de tos hekatontarchēos prosercharatos to chiliarcho apangellata legarōtos; Tinem mellasō poiarō? tos gar anthrōpos houtos Rōmaios atō.On 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.”
Acts 27:6“centurion”kakei heuriskaratos tos hekatontarchēos ploiem Alexandrinem plarōtem eis tan Italian embibazata nin eis autem.There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
Acts 27:11“centurion”tos de hekatontarchēos to kubernēto kai to nauklēro mallon peithite ē tei hupo Paulou legirōtei.But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Acts 27:43“centurion”tos de hekatontarchēos boulerōtos diasōzara ton Paulon kōluata autoin teu boulēmeu, keleuata tē toin dunerōtoin kolumbarō aporiptaratoin prōtoin epi tan gēan exeiarō,But 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.
hekatontarchēon“centurion”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 22:25“centurion”hōs de proteinala auton toi himantoi legata pros ton histanarēton hekatontarchēon tos Paulos; Ei anthrōpon Rōmaion kai akatakriton exestinatō vi mastizarō?But 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?”
hekatontarchēou“centurion’s”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 7:2“centurion’s”Hekatontarchēou de tinou doulos kakōs echarōtos mellate teleutarō, hos ate auto entimos.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
hekatontarchēo“centurion”to, fordative singular4×
Matthew 8:13“centurion”kai legata tos Iēsus to hekatontarchēo; Hupagasōr, hōs pisteuasa ginitar si; kai iita tos paidos en ta hōra ekeina.Then 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.
Acts 24:23“centurion”diatasseratos to hekatontarchēo tērirō auton echarō tē anesian kai mēdenon kōluarō toiu idioiu autou hupēretarō auto.He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
Acts 27:1“centurion”Hōs de krinita teu apoplarō nin eis tan Italian, paradōale ton tē Paulon kai tinoin heteroin desmōtoin hekatontarchēo onome Ioulio speirau Sebastau.When 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.
Acts 27:31“centurion”legata tos Paulos to hekatontarchēo kai toi stratiōtoi; Ean mē houtois menaleia en te ploie, vis sōzira ouk dunevō.But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
hekatontarchēoin“centurions”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 21:32“centurions”hos exautēs paralambaratos stratiōtoin kai hekatontarchēoin katatrechata epi autoin, tois de horaratois ton chiliarchon kai toin stratiōtoin pauela tuptarōtois ton Paulon.Immediately 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.
hekatontarchēoiu“centurions”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Acts 23:17“centurions”proskaleratos de tos Paulos henon toiu hekatontarchēoiu fēate; Ton neanion houton apagasōr pros ton chiliarchon, echatō gar apangellara tinem auto.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Acts 23:23“centurions”Kai proskaleratos tinoin duo toiu hekatontarchēoiu legata; Hetoimazavar stratiōtoin diakosioi hopōs poreuileia heōs Kaisareiau, kai hippevoin hebdomēkonta kai dexiolaboin diakosioi, apo tritau hōrau tau nuxau,Then 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.