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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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1: ἑκατοντάρχης
(Strong's #1543 Noun Masculine hekatontarchos hek-at-on-tar'-khace, hek-at-on-tar'-khos )
(Strong's #1543 Noun Masculine hekatontarchos hek-at-on-tar'-khace, hek-at-on-tar'-khos )
"a centurion," denotes a military officer commanding from 50 to 100 men, according to the size of the legion of which it was a part (hekaton, "a hundred," archo, "to rule"), e.g., Matthew 8:5,8 .
2: ἑκατοντάρχης
(Strong's #1543 Noun Masculine hekatontarches hek-at-on-tar'-khace, hek-at-on-tar'-khos )
(Strong's #1543 Noun Masculine hekatontarches hek-at-on-tar'-khace, hek-at-on-tar'-khos )
has the same meaning as No. 1, e.g., Acts 10:1,22 . The Sept. has this word frequently, to denote "captains of hundreds."
is a Greek transliteration of the Latin centurio, signifying practically the same as No. 1, Mark 15:39,44,45 . There were ten "centurions" to a cohort when the numbers were complete. There were several at Jerusalem under the chief captain mentioned in Acts 21:31 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Centurion'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/centurion.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Centurion'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/centurion.html. 1940.