Strong's Greek · G1543
ἑκατοντάρχης
hekatontárchēs
centurion
Definition
the captain of one hundred men
Derivation
Appears 20 times in Scripture
“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.”
“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?””
“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.””
“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.”
“At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.”
“When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,”
“When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.””
“There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.”
“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.”
“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.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).