Acts 27:11:3Acts.27.11.W3TAB
ἑκατοντάρχης
hekatontarkhês
“centurion”
- Transliteration
- he-ka-ton-TAR-khês
- Extended
- heh-kah-tohn-TAR-khês
- 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
ho de he-ka-ton-TAR-khês tôi ky-ber-NÊ-têi kai tôi nau-KLÊ-rôi MAL-lon e-PEI-the-to ê tois hy-PO PAU-lou le-go-ME-nois
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominative subject hekatontarches {ἑκατοντάρχης | hekatontárkhēs} ‘the centurion’, linked by the conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’ to the preceding narrative.
Root and etymology
archōar-khō
“to rule”
In context — Acts 27:11
But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the shipowner than by the words of Paul .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 27:11, 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.27.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.11.W3.S1) and character.