1835. hexékonta
Strong's Lexicon
hexékonta: Sixty

Original Word: ἑξήκοντα
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Transliteration: hexékonta
Pronunciation: hek-SAY-kon-tah
Phonetic Spelling: (hex-ay'-kon-tah)
Definition: Sixty
Meaning: sixty.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word for six (ἕξ, hex) combined with a form indicating tenfold (δέκα, deka).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for sixty is שִׁשִּׁים (shishim), Strong's Hebrew #8346.

Usage: The Greek numeral ἑξήκοντα (hexékonta) is used to denote the number sixty. It appears in various contexts within the New Testament, often in genealogies, parables, and descriptions of quantities.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, numbers often held symbolic significance. The number sixty, being a multiple of six, could be associated with completeness or a large quantity. In the context of the Bible, numbers were often used to convey more than just numerical value, sometimes symbolizing abundance or fulfillment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
cardinal number from hex and a modified form of deka
Definition
sixty
NASB Translation
seven (1), sixty (7), sixty-six* (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1835: ἑξήκοντα

ἑξήκοντα, οἱ, αἱ, τά, sixty: Matthew 13:8, 23, etc.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sixty, threescore.

The tenth multiple of hex; sixty -- sixty(-fold), threescore.

see GREEK hex

Forms and Transliterations
εξηκοντα εξήκοντα ἑξήκοντα εξηκονταδύο εξηκονταέξ εξηκονταεπτά εξηκονταέτους εξηκονταετών εξηκονταοκτώ εξηκονταπέντε εξηλίασαν εξηλιασμένων εξηλιάσωμεν exekonta exēkonta hexekonta hexēkonta hexḗkonta
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 13:8 Adj
GRK: ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα ὃ δὲ
NAS: some sixty, and some
KJV: some sixtyfold, some
INT: some moreover sixty some moreover

Matthew 13:23 Adj
GRK: ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα ὃ δὲ
NAS: some sixty, and some
KJV: some sixty, some
INT: some moreover sixty some moreover

Mark 4:8 Adj
GRK: καὶ ἐν ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἐν
NAS: thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.
KJV: and some sixty, and some
INT: and one sixty and one

Mark 4:20 Adj
GRK: καὶ ἐν ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἐν
NAS: thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.
KJV: thirtyfold, some sixty, and some
INT: and one sixty and one

Luke 24:13 Adj
GRK: ἀπέχουσαν σταδίους ἑξήκοντα ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλήμ
NAS: Emmaus, which was about seven miles
KJV: Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs.
INT: being distant furlongs sixty from Jerusalem

1 Timothy 5:9 Adj
GRK: ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα γεγονυῖα ἑνὸς
NAS: only if she is not less than sixty years
KJV: under threescore years old,
INT: less than years sixty being of one

Revelation 11:3 Adj
GRK: χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα περιβεβλημένοι σάκκους
NAS: hundred and sixty days,
KJV: two hundred [and] threescore days,
INT: a thousand two hundred [and] sixty clothed in sackcloth

Revelation 12:6 Adj
GRK: χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα
NAS: two hundred and sixty days.
KJV: two hundred [and] threescore days.
INT: one thousand two hundred [and] sixty

Revelation 13:18 Adj
GRK: αὐτοῦ ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ
NAS: is six hundred and sixty-six.
INT: of it six hundred sixty six

Strong's Greek 1835
9 Occurrences


ἑξήκοντα — 9 Occ.















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