Hebdomēkonta ἑβδομήκοντα
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| ἑβδομήκοντα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hebdomēkonta |
| Strong's number | G1440 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | seventy |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (3) |
Hebdomēkonta (Greek ἑβδομήκοντα, Strong's G1440) is a Greek adjective meaning “seventy”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | seventy (2), threescore (1), ten (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | seventy two (2), seventy five (1), seventy (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hebdomēkonta, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 10:1After 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.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
- Luke 10:17And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
Acts
- Acts 7:14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
- Acts 23:23And 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;Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
- Acts 27:37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.In all, there were 276 of us on board.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).