Strong's Lexicon tessarakonta: Forty Original Word: τεσσαράκοντα Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "τέσσαρες" (tessares), meaning "four." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H705 (אַרְבָּעִים, arba'im): The Hebrew equivalent for the number forty, used similarly in contexts of testing and trial, such as the forty days Moses spent on Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:18). Usage: The Greek numeral "τεσσαράκοντα" (tessarakonta) is used to denote the number forty. In the Bible, the number forty often symbolizes a period of testing, trial, or probation. It is frequently used in contexts that involve significant spiritual or physical challenges, preparation, or transformation. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, numbers often held symbolic meanings. The number forty, in particular, was associated with periods of trial and preparation. This symbolism is evident in various biblical narratives where the number forty marks a time of testing or transition, such as the forty days and nights of rain during the Flood, the forty years of Israel's wandering in the wilderness, and Jesus' forty days of fasting in the desert. HELPS Word-studies 5062 tessarákonta – forty, sometimes with added symbolic sense, i.e. "a full-testing period." That is, the full time (of a crisis, etc.) needed to successfully pass through to know God's approval. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originvariant reading for tesserakonta, q.v. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5062: τεσσαράκοντατεσσαράκοντα R G, but several times (i. e. between 8 and 14) in Lachmann and everywhere in T WH (and Tr, except Revelation 21:17) τεσσεράκοντα (a form originally Ionic (yet cf. Buttmann, as below); see Kühner, § 187, 5; Buttmann, 28f (25f); cf. Winers Grammar, 43; (Tdf. Proleg., p. 80; WH's Appendix, p. 150)), οἱ, αἱ, τά, indeclinable numeral, forty: Matthew 4:2; Mark 1:13; Luke 4:2; John 2:20; etc. STRONGS NT 5062a: τεσσαρακονταδυο [τεσσαρακονταδυο, forty-two: Revelation 11:2 Rec.bez; Revelation 13:5 Rec.bez elz. The decade of tessares; forty -- forty. see GREEK tessares Englishman's Concordance Matthew 4:2 AdjGRK: νηστεύσας ἡμέρας τεσσεράκοντα καὶ νύκτας KJV: And when he had fasted forty days and INT: having fasted days forty and nights Matthew 4:2 Adj Mark 1:13 Adj Luke 4:2 Adj John 2:20 Adj Acts 1:3 Adj Acts 4:22 Adj Acts 7:30 Adj Acts 7:36 Adj Acts 7:42 Adj Acts 13:21 Adj Acts 23:13 Adj Acts 23:21 Adj 2 Corinthians 11:24 Adj Hebrews 3:9 Adj Hebrews 3:17 Adj Revelation 7:4 Adj Revelation 11:2 Adj Revelation 13:5 Adj Revelation 14:1 Adj Revelation 14:3 Adj Revelation 21:17 Adj |
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