κεντυρίων
kenturiōn
centurion
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the lexicon data, "κεντυρίων" (kenturiōn), transliterated as kenturiōn, is a Greek word that refers to a centurion. A centurion was a high-ranking military officer in the Roman army, commanding a unit of approximately 100 soldiers. This title is mentioned three times in the Bible. The data suggests that kenturiōn is a title associated with authority and command in a military context. Its occurrences in the Bible indicate that the word is used to refer to individuals with significant leadership roles, likely within the Roman occupation forces in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean region. Without further information, it is difficult to discern the full significance of kenturiōn beyond its literal meaning and context of use.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Mark 15:44Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
Mark 15:45When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.