Greek Word Study
The meaning of “πεντήκοντα”
Understanding pentḗkonta reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
multiplicative of πέντε fifty.
G4004
Greek Text
Strong's Concordance
πεντήκοντα
Phoneticpen-tay'-kon-tah
Transliterationpentḗkonta
Grammar Code
G:A-NUI
Greek, Adjective, Neuter
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
multiplicative of πέντε fifty.
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
7 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 6:40 | “And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.” Word: πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) | |
| Luke 9:14 | “For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.” Word: πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) | |
| John 21:11 | “Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.” Word: πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) | |
| Acts 13:20 | “And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.” Word: πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) |