Centurion
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CENTURION.A centurion was a Roman military officer, corresponding in the number of infantry commanded by him (100) to the modern captain, but in his status like our non-commissioned officers. The passage to the higher ranks was even more difficult in his case than it is amongst our non-commissioned officers. However, the chief centurion of a legion. known as the centurion of the first (chief) pike, was sometimes promoted to the equestrian order. The Capernaum centurion (Mat_8:5-13, Luk_7:2-10) was probably in Herods army, not in the Roman army strictly so called. Some of those mentioned in the NT were on special service in command of their units, and separated from the cohorts or legions of which they formed a part.
A. Souter.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
It is a propriety in the New Testament that centurions are so often favorably noticed. Good conduct was generally the cause of their promotion to the command of a century (properly 100 men). Truthful straightforwardness would make them open to conviction. For instance, the one whose faith Jesus so commends in Matthew 8; Cornelius, whom Peter was by vision sent to, and who is described as "devout, fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God always" (Acts 10); Julius, the centurion of Augustus' band, who entreated Paul courteously and saved his life when threatened by the soldiers (Act_27:1; Act_27:3-42; Act_27:43). In Act_24:23 translate "the centurion," namely, the commander of the horse who had conveyed Paul to Caesarea after the other of the two centurions had come back with the infantry (compare Act_23:23; Act_23:32). The centurion at the Lord's crucifixion uttered the testimony so remarkable from a Gentile: "certainly this was a righteous man"; Luke's explanation (Luk_23:47) of what a Gentile would mean by saying, "Truly this was the Son of God" (Mat_27:54).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Centurion. See Army.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
an officer in the Roman army, who, as the term indicates, had the command of a hundred men, Mat_8:5, &c.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.
A centurion was an officer in the Roman army. The name came from the Latin centurio, indicating that originally it was the title for an officer in charge of a hundred soldiers. The favourable references to centurions in the New Testament suggest that they may have been carefully chosen because of their quality of character. Some even became believers in Jesus Christ (Mat_8:5-13; Mat_27:54; Act_10:1-2; Act_23:17-18; Act_27:43).
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary by Don Fleming
PRINTER 1990.
sen-tū?ri-un: As the name implies, ἑκατοντάρχης, hekatontárchēs or ἑκατοντάρχος, hekatontárchos, κεντυρίων, kenturı́ōn, 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 speı́rǎ. 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 (Act_10:1; Act_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 (Mat_8:5; Mar_15:39, Mar_15:44, Mar_15:45; Luk_23:47) are represented by the sacred writers in a favorable light. See AUGUSTAN BAND.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Centu?rion, a Roman military officer in command of a hundred men, as the title implies. Cornelius, the first Gentile convert to Christianity, held this rank (Act_10:1; Act_10:22). Other Centurions are mentioned in Mat_8:5; Mat_8:8; Mat_8:13; Mat_27:54; Luk_7:2; Luk_7:6; Act_21:32; Act_22:25-26; Act_23:17; Act_23:23; Act_24:23; Act_27:1; Act_27:6; Act_27:11; Act_27:31; Act_27:43; Act_28:16
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Centurion
(ἑκατοντάρχης and ἑκατόνταρχος, a translation of the Latin centurio, which also occurs in the Graecized form κεντυρίων, Mar_15:39; Mar_15:44-45), a Roman military officer in command of a hundred mnen, as the title implies. The number under him, however, was not always uniform, being enlarged or lessened according to circumstances (see Smith's Dict. of Class. Antiq. s.v.). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert to Christianity, held this rank (Act_10:1; Act_10:22). SEE CORNELIUS. Other centurions are mentioned in Mat_8:5; Mat_8:8; Mat_8:13; Luk_7:2; Luk_7:6; Act_21:32; Act_22:25-26; Act_23:17; Act_23:23; Act_24:23; Act_27:1; Act_27:6; Act_27:11; Act_27:31; Act_27:43; Act_28:16. SEE ARMY. The centurion at our Savior's cross (Mat_27:54; Luk_23:47) is said to have been named Longinus (see the treatises on this point by Goetze and by Möller, Obss.philol. Rost. 1696, p.4 sq.). SEE CAPTAIN.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.
A. Souter.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
It is a propriety in the New Testament that centurions are so often favorably noticed. Good conduct was generally the cause of their promotion to the command of a century (properly 100 men). Truthful straightforwardness would make them open to conviction. For instance, the one whose faith Jesus so commends in Matthew 8; Cornelius, whom Peter was by vision sent to, and who is described as "devout, fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God always" (Acts 10); Julius, the centurion of Augustus' band, who entreated Paul courteously and saved his life when threatened by the soldiers (Act_27:1; Act_27:3-42; Act_27:43). In Act_24:23 translate "the centurion," namely, the commander of the horse who had conveyed Paul to Caesarea after the other of the two centurions had come back with the infantry (compare Act_23:23; Act_23:32). The centurion at the Lord's crucifixion uttered the testimony so remarkable from a Gentile: "certainly this was a righteous man"; Luke's explanation (Luk_23:47) of what a Gentile would mean by saying, "Truly this was the Son of God" (Mat_27:54).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Centurion. See Army.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
an officer in the Roman army, who, as the term indicates, had the command of a hundred men, Mat_8:5, &c.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.
A centurion was an officer in the Roman army. The name came from the Latin centurio, indicating that originally it was the title for an officer in charge of a hundred soldiers. The favourable references to centurions in the New Testament suggest that they may have been carefully chosen because of their quality of character. Some even became believers in Jesus Christ (Mat_8:5-13; Mat_27:54; Act_10:1-2; Act_23:17-18; Act_27:43).
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary by Don Fleming
PRINTER 1990.
sen-tū?ri-un: As the name implies, ἑκατοντάρχης, hekatontárchēs or ἑκατοντάρχος, hekatontárchos, κεντυρίων, kenturı́ōn, 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 speı́rǎ. 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 (Act_10:1; Act_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 (Mat_8:5; Mar_15:39, Mar_15:44, Mar_15:45; Luk_23:47) are represented by the sacred writers in a favorable light. See AUGUSTAN BAND.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Centu?rion, a Roman military officer in command of a hundred men, as the title implies. Cornelius, the first Gentile convert to Christianity, held this rank (Act_10:1; Act_10:22). Other Centurions are mentioned in Mat_8:5; Mat_8:8; Mat_8:13; Mat_27:54; Luk_7:2; Luk_7:6; Act_21:32; Act_22:25-26; Act_23:17; Act_23:23; Act_24:23; Act_27:1; Act_27:6; Act_27:11; Act_27:31; Act_27:43; Act_28:16
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Centurion
(ἑκατοντάρχης and ἑκατόνταρχος, a translation of the Latin centurio, which also occurs in the Graecized form κεντυρίων, Mar_15:39; Mar_15:44-45), a Roman military officer in command of a hundred mnen, as the title implies. The number under him, however, was not always uniform, being enlarged or lessened according to circumstances (see Smith's Dict. of Class. Antiq. s.v.). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert to Christianity, held this rank (Act_10:1; Act_10:22). SEE CORNELIUS. Other centurions are mentioned in Mat_8:5; Mat_8:8; Mat_8:13; Luk_7:2; Luk_7:6; Act_21:32; Act_22:25-26; Act_23:17; Act_23:23; Act_24:23; Act_27:1; Act_27:6; Act_27:11; Act_27:31; Act_27:43; Act_28:16. SEE ARMY. The centurion at our Savior's cross (Mat_27:54; Luk_23:47) is said to have been named Longinus (see the treatises on this point by Goetze and by Möller, Obss.philol. Rost. 1696, p.4 sq.). SEE CAPTAIN.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.
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