The meaning of “εἴκοσι”
Understanding eíkosi reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of uncertain affinity twenty. - a score
εἴκοσι
of uncertain affinity twenty. - a score
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 14:31 | “Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?” Word: εἴκοσι (eíkosi) | |
| John 6:19 | “So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.” Word: εἴκοσι (eíkosi) | |
| Acts 27:28 | “And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.” Word: εἴκοσι (eíkosi) | |
| 1 Corinthians 10:8 | “Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.” Word: εἴκοσι (eíkosi) | |
| Revelation 5:14 | “And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. ” Word: εἴκοσι (eíkosi) |