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ἑκατοντάρχης

Lemmaἑκατοντάρχης
Citation formἑκατοντάρχης, ου, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa centurion
Strong’sG1543
Transliterationhekatontárchēs
Definitionthe captain of one hundred men
KJV glosses:--centurion.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences17

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἑκατοντάρχας
noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)Acts 21:32
ἑκατοντάρχῃ
noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-)Matthew 8:13
noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-)Acts 24:23
noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-)Acts 27:1
noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-)Acts 27:31
ἑκατοντάρχης
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Luke 23:47
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Luke 7:6
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Acts 10:1
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Acts 10:22
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Acts 22:26
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Acts 27:11
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Acts 27:43
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Acts 27:6
ἑκατόνταρχον
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Acts 22:25
Ἑκατοντάρχου
noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-)Luke 7:2
ἑκατονταρχῶν
noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-)Acts 23:17
noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-)Acts 23:23

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: εκατονταρχης.