The meaning of “ἑβδομήκοντα”
Understanding hebdomḗkonta reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
seventy, three score and ten.
ἑβδομήκοντα
seventy, three score and ten.
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 10:1 | “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.” Word: ἑβδομήκοντα (hebdomḗkonta) | |
| Luke 10:17 | “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.” Word: ἑβδομήκοντα (hebdomḗkonta) | |
| Acts 7:14 | “Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.” Word: ἑβδομήκοντα (hebdomḗkonta) | |
| Acts 23:23 | “And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;” Word: ἑβδομήκοντα (hebdomḗkonta) | |
| Acts 27:37 | “And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.” Word: ἑβδομήκοντα (hebdomḗkonta) |