Jump to: Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Easton's Bible Dictionary A Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Acts 10:1, 22). Other centurions are mentioned in Matthew 8:5, 8, 13; Luke 7:2, 6; Acts 21:32; 22:25, 26; 23:17, 23; 24:23; 27:1, 6, 11, 31, 43; 28:16. A centurion watched the crucifixion of our Lord (Matthew 27:54; Luke 23:47), and when he saw the wonders attending it, exclaimed, "Truly this man was the Son of God." "The centurions mentioned in the New Testament are uniformly spoken of in terms of praise, whether in the Gospels or in the Acts. It is interesting to compare this with the statement of Polybius (vi. 24), that the centurions were chosen by merit, and so were men remarkable not so much for their daring courage as for their deliberation, constancy, and strength of mind.", Dr. Maclear's N. T. Hist. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (n.) A Roman military officer who commanded a company of one hundred men; a captain of a century.International Standard Bible Encyclopedia CENTURIONsen-tu'-ri-un: As the name implies, hekatontarches or hekatontarchos, kenturion, Latin centurio, was the commander of a hundred men, more or less, in a Roman legion. Matthew and Luke use the Greek word while Mark prefers the Latin form, as he does in the case of other words, seeing that he wrote primarily for Roman readers. The number of centurions in a legion was 60, that being at all epochs the number of centuries, although the number varied in the cohort or speira. The ordinary duties of the centurion were to drill his men, inspect their arms, food and clothing, and to command them in the camp and in the field. Centurions were sometimes employed on detached service the conditions of which in the provinces are somewhat obscure. Men like Cornelius and Julius (Acts 10:1; Acts 27:1) may have been separated from the legion to which they properly belonged for the discharge of special duties. They and other centurions mentioned in the Gospels and the Acts (Matthew 8:5 Mark 15:39, 44, 45 Luke 23:47) are represented by the sacred writers in a favorable light. Greek 2760. kenturion -- a centurion (a Roman army officer) ... a centurion (a Roman army officer). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kenturion Phonetic Spelling: (ken-too-ree'-ohn) Short Definition: a ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2760.htm - 6k 1543. hekatontarches -- a centurion, a captain of one hundred men 2457. Ioulios -- Julius, a centurion 2883. Kornelios -- Cornelius, a Roman centurion Library The Centurion at the Cross. The Centurion The Centurion Healing the Centurion's Servant. Healing of the Heathen Centurion's Slave at Capernaum. --The ... Concerning the Centurion's Faith the Raising of the Widow's Son. ... The Worthy Centurion. Healing the Centurion's Servant. An Explanation of the Circumstance that Matthew Tells us How the ... On the Perfection of the Soul, as Drawn from the Comparison of the ... Thesaurus Centurion (22 Occurrences)... A Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Acts 10:1, 22). ...CENTURION. ... /c/centurion.htm - 16k Centurion's (2 Occurrences) Cornelius (10 Occurrences) Julius (5 Occurrences) Surely (587 Occurrences) Crete (7 Occurrences) Capernaum (16 Occurrences) Caesarea (20 Occurrences) Band (150 Occurrences) Guarding (16 Occurrences) Resources What was a Roman centurion? | GotQuestions.orgWhat is the Swoon Theory? Did Jesus survive the crucifixion? | GotQuestions.org Who was Cornelius in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Centurion: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Centurion (22 Occurrences)Matthew 8:5 Matthew 8:8 Matthew 8:13 Matthew 27:54 Mark 15:39 Mark 15:44 Mark 15:45 Luke 7:2 Luke 7:6 Luke 23:47 Acts 10:1 Acts 10:22 Acts 22:25 Acts 22:26 Acts 23:18 Acts 24:23 Acts 27:1 Acts 27:6 Acts 27:11 Acts 27:31 Acts 27:43 Acts 28:16 Subtopics Centurion in Charge of the Soldiers Who Crucified Jesus, Testifies, "Truly This Was the Son of God" Centurion of Capernaum, Comes to Jesus in Behalf of his Servant Centurion: A Commander of Approximately One-Hundred Soldiers in the Roman Army Related Terms Nevertheless (153 Occurrences) |