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• ܩܶܢܛܪܽܘܢܳܐ
• ἑκατοντάρχης , ἑκατόνταρχος
• κεντυρίων

An officer in the Roman army in command of a body of men, numbering from 50 to 100; although not a commissioned officer in the modern sense, he corresponds somewhat to the present captain. Centurions are mentioned five times in the New Testament: Matthew 8,27; Acts 10,21, and 27.