Lexicon tetrakosioi: Four hundred Original Word: τετρακόσιοι Strong's Exhaustive Concordance four hundred. Plural from tessares and hekaton; four hundred -- four hundred. Plural from tessares and hekaton; four hundred -- four hundred. see GREEK tessares see GREEK hekaton HELPS Word-studies 5071 tetrakósioi(from tetra, "four" and hekaton, "a hundred") – four hundred. Note: Scripture often uses multiplies (like "four" times "one hundred" = "400") to convey important symbolic meaning. For example, the product of these two numbers strongly signifies "universality" ("total inclusiveness"). [Ten stands for "completeness/inclusiveness," so 102 emphatically expresses "total inclusiveness" which emphasizes the already inclusive (universal) sense of four.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originpl. cardinal number from tessares and hekaton Definition four hundred NASB Translation four hundred (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5071: τετρακόσιοιτετρακόσιοι, τετρακόσιαι τετρακόσια (from τετράκις, and the term. τετρακοσιος indicating one hundred; (cf. G. Meyer, Gr. Gram. § 16 f.)), four hundred: Acts 5:36; Acts 7:6; Acts 13:20; Galatians 3:17. ((Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, others.)) Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the combination of "τέτρα" (tetra), meaning "four," and "ἑκατόν" (hekaton), meaning "hundred."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek τετρακόσιοι corresponds to the Hebrew word אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת (arba' me'ot), which also means "four hundred." This Hebrew term is used in the Old Testament in similar contexts, such as in Genesis 15:13, where God tells Abram about the four hundred years his descendants will spend in a foreign land. Usage: The word τετρακόσιοι is used in the New Testament to denote the numerical value of four hundred. It appears in contexts where specific quantities are being described. Context: The Greek term τετρακόσιοι is a cardinal number used in the New Testament to specify the quantity of four hundred. This term is employed in various contexts, often to convey historical or narrative details involving numerical values. For instance, in Acts 7:6, Stephen recounts the history of Israel, mentioning the prophecy given to Abraham that his descendants would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years: "God spoke to him in this way: 'Your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, and they will be enslaved and mistreated, four hundred years.'" (BSB). This usage underscores the fulfillment of God's promises and the unfolding of His divine plan through history. Forms and Transliterations τετρακοσια τετρακόσια τετρακόσιαι τετρακοσίαις τετρακοσίας τετρακόσιοι τετρακοσιοις τετρακοσίοις τετρακοσιοστώ τετρακοσίους τετρακοσιων τετρακοσίων tetrakosia tetrakósia tetrakosiois tetrakosíois tetrakosion tetrakosiōn tetrakosíon tetrakosíōnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 5:36 Adj-GNPGRK: ἀριθμὸς ὡς τετρακοσίων ὃς ἀνῃρέθη NAS: of about four hundred men KJV: about four hundred, joined themselves: INT: number about four hundred who was put to death Acts 7:6 Adj-ANP Acts 13:20 Adj-DNP Galatians 3:17 Adj-ANP Strong's Greek 5071 |
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