Word study · Greek
kentyriōn
centurion
Say it: ken-too-REE-own (approximate)
κεντυρίων
What it means
A Latin loan word for a Roman officer who commanded about a hundred soldiers. Mark uses it three times in the crucifixion scene (15:39, 15:44, 15:45), while Matthew and Luke use a Greek word with the same meaning. This is one of several Latin words in Mark and is often taken as a sign of a Roman audience.
Range of meaning
- CenturionA Roman army officer.
In Mark
- Chapter 15
The centurion, a Latin loan word (15:39, 15:44-45).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G2760 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources