ἑκατοντάρχης
hekatontárchēs
centurion
Military officer commanding approximately one hundred soldiers; specifically, a centurion in the Roman army. The term identifies a middle-ranking officer with command responsibility, and by extension refers to an individual with local authority within a military hierarchy. In some Greek contexts, it can be used more generally for an officer with similar command over a contingent, even if not strictly one hundred.
Acts 10:1 · Word #8
Lexicon G1543
| Lemma | ἑκατοντάρχης |
| Transliteration | hekatontárchēs |
| Strong's | G1543 |
| Definition | Military officer commanding approximately one hundred soldiers; specifically, a centurion in the Roman army. The term identifies a middle-ranking officer with command responsibility, and by extension refers to an individual with local authority within a military hierarchy. In some Greek contexts, it can be used more generally for an officer with similar command over a contingent, even if not strictly one hundred. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | centurion |
| Literal | centurion |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἑκατοντάρχης |
| Strong's | G1543 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1543-03
hundred-commander
| Morphological Notes | Noun; nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); identifies one male officer as the grammatical subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound joins ἑκατόν (one hundred) and ἄρχω (to rule/command), so "hundred-commander" directly reflects the root structure and meaning. As nominative masculine singular, it denotes a single male officer in subject form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
centurion
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'centurion' is the standard functional term for ἑκατοντάρχης; 'hundred-commander' is overly literal and non-idiomatic for this Roman military rank in context. |