1541. hekatontaetés
Strong's Lexicon
hekatontaetés: A hundred years old

Original Word: ἑκατονταετής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hekatontaetés
Pronunciation: heh-kah-ton-tah-ay-TAYS
Phonetic Spelling: (hek-at-on-tah-et'-ace)
Definition: A hundred years old
Meaning: a hundred years old.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words ἑκατόν (hekaton, meaning "hundred") and ἔτος (etos, meaning "year").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for the concept of being a hundred years old can be found in entries like Strong's Hebrew 3967 (מֵאָה, me'ah), which means "hundred."

Usage: The term ἑκατονταετής is used to describe someone or something that is a hundred years old. It is an adjective that specifies age, often used in genealogical or historical contexts within the Bible to denote longevity or the passage of time.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient cultures, including those of the biblical world, reaching the age of one hundred was considered a significant milestone, often associated with wisdom, experience, and divine blessing. Longevity was seen as a sign of God's favor and was highly respected in patriarchal societies. The concept of living to a hundred years was also symbolic of completeness and fulfillment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hekaton and etos
Definition
a hundred years old
NASB Translation
hundred years old (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1541: ἑκατονταετής

ἑκατονταετής (R G T), ἑκατονταετες, and ἑκατονταετής (L Tr WH), ἑκατονταετες (from ἑκατόν and ἔτος; on the want of uniformity in accentuation among authors, copyists, and grammarians see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 406f; Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 b.; Buttmann, 29 (26); (Tdf. Proleg., p. 102; Ellendt, Lex. Sophocles under the word δεκέτης; especially Chandler §§ 703, 709; Göttling, p. 323f)), centenarian, a hundred years old: Romans 4:19. (Pindar Pythagoras 4, 502.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
hundred years old.

From hekaton and etos; centenarian -- hundred years old.

see GREEK hekaton

see GREEK etos

Forms and Transliterations
εκατονταετεί εκατονταετης εκατονταέτης ἑκατονταετής ekatontaetes ekatontaetēs hekatontaetes hekatontaetēs hekatontaetḗs
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 4:19 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἤδη νενεκρωμένον ἑκατονταετής που ὑπάρχων
NAS: since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness
KJV: about an hundred years old, neither yet
INT: already become dead a hundred years old about being

Strong's Greek 1541
1 Occurrence


ἑκατονταετής — 1 Occ.















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