Acts 22:26:4Acts.22.26.W4TAB
ἑκατοντάρχης
hekatontarkhês
“centurion”
- Transliteration
- he-ka-ton-TAR-khês
- Extended
- heh-kah-tohn-TAR-khayhs
- IPA
- /he.ka.tonˈtar.kʰɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- centurion
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-ka-ton-TAR-khês
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de ho he-ka-ton-TAR-khês pro-sel-THÔN tôi khi-li-AR-khôi a-PÊNG-gei-len LE-gōn TÍ MEL-leis poi-EIN ho gar AN-thrō-pos HOU-tos rō-mai-OS es-tin
Root and etymology
hekatonepsilon–kappa–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“hundred”
In context — Acts 22:26
When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 22:26, so the Greek word ἑκατοντάρχης (hekatontarkhês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.22.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.26.W4.S1) and character.