noun · masculine
hekatontarchos
Greekἑκατόνταρχος (hekatontarchos)
Strong’sG1543
a centurion
stem hekatontarch-3 times in the New Testament1 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 | hekatontarchos3×ἑκατόνταρχος | hekatontarchois |
| object accusative | hekatontarchon | hekatontarchoin |
| direct address vocative | hekatontarchor | hekatontarchoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hekatontarchou | hekatontarchoiu |
| to, for dative | hekatontarcho | hekatontarchoi |
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
hekatontarcho 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hekatontarchos“centurion”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 8:5“centurion”Eisercharatou de autou eis Kafarnaoum proserchata auto hekatontarchos parakalarōtos autonWhen Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
Matthew 8:8“centurion”kai apokriniratos tos hekatontarchos fēate; Kurior, ouk amō hikanos hina mu hupo tan stegan eiserchaseia; alla monem legasar logo, kai iiti tos paidos mu;The 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.
Matthew 27:54“centurion”Tos de hekatontarchos kai tois meta autou tērarōtois ton Iēsun horaratois ton seismon kai teim ginerateim fobila sfodra legarōtois; Alēthōs theou huios ate houtos.When 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.”