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 Origincardinal number from
hex and a modified form of
dekaDefinitionsixty
NASB Translationseven (1), sixty (7), sixty-six* (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1835: ἑξήκονταἑξήκοντα,
οἱ,
αἱ,
τά,
sixty:
Matthew 13:8, 23, etc.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sixty, threescore.
The tenth multiple ofhex; sixty -- sixty(-fold), threescore.
see GREEKhex
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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