Strong's Lexicon
G1440
G1440 — ἑβδομήκοντα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1440 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἑβδομήκοντα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G1442 and a modified form of G1176 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | hebdomekonta |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | heb-dom-ay'-kon-tah |
| Meaning: | 1. seventy |
| KJV Renderings: | seventy, three score and ten |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἑβομηκοντα, οἱ, αἱ, τά (from Herodotus down), seventy: Act 7:14 (here Relz ἑβδομηκονταπεντε); ; οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα (ἑβδομήκοντα δύο, L brackets WH brackets), the seventy disciples whom Jesus sent out in addition to the twelve apostles: Luk 10:1; Luk 10:17. (B. D. American edition, under the phrase Seventy Disciples.)
STRONGS NT 1440a: ἑβδομηκονταέξ [ἑβδομηκονταέξ for ἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ, seventy-six: Act 27:37 Rec.]
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἑβδομήκοντα (seventy)
Luke 10:1
- KJV: 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
- GK: μετά δε ταύτα ανέδειξεν ο κύριος και ετέρους εβδομήκοντα και απέστειλεν αυτούς ανά δύο προ προσώπου αυτού εις πάσαν πόλιν και τόπον ου έμελλεν αυτός έρχεσθαι
Luke 10:17
- KJV: And the seventy returned again with joy saying Lord even the devils are subject unto us through thy name
- GK: υπέστρεψαν δε οι εβδομήκοντα μετά χαράς λέγοντες κύριε και τα δαιμόνια υποτάσσεται ημίν εν τω ονόματί σου
Acts 7:14
- KJV: Then sent Joseph and called his father Jacob to and all his kindred threescore and fifteen souls
- GK: αποστείλας δε Ιωσήφ μετεκαλέσατο τον πατέρα αυτού Ιακώβ και πάσαν την συγγένειαν αυτού εν ψυχαίς εβδομήκοντα πέντε
Acts 23:23
- KJV: And he called two centurions saying Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea and horsemen threescore and ten and spearmen two hundred at the third hour of the night
- GK: και προσκαλεσάμενος δύο τινάς των εκατοντάρχων είπεν ετοιμάσατε στρατιώτας διακοσίους όπως πορευθώσιν έως Καισαρείας και ιππείς εβδομήκοντα και δεξιολάβους διακοσίους από τρίτης ώρας της νυκτός
Acts 27:37
- KJV: And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls
- GK: ήμεν δε εν τω πλοίω αι πάσαι ψυχαί διακόσιαι εβδομήκοντα εξ