κεντυρίων kentyríōn
Meaning
a centurion, i.e. captain of one hundred soldiers
In the King James Version: centurion
Derivation: of Latin origin;
Where it is used
- Mark 15:39 When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
- Mark 15:44 Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
- Mark 15:45 When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.