What does ἑβδομηκοντάκις (hebdomēkontákis) mean in the Bible?
ἑβδομηκοντάκις (hebdomēkontákis): Marks the unlimited forgiveness Jesus commands, contrasting finite human vengeance with boundless mercy.
Greek · G1441
ἑβδομηκοντάκις
ἑβδομηκοντάκις (hebdomēkontákis): Marks the unlimited forgiveness Jesus commands, contrasting finite human vengeance with boundless mercy.
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ἑβδομηκοντάκιςG1441
Pronunciationhebdomēkontákis
What does ἑβδομηκοντάκις (hebdomēkontákis) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G1441?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include seventy-seven times (1).
Where does ἑβδομηκοντάκις (hebdomēkontákis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itseventy-seven times1×Matthew 18:22
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First aligned rowMatthew 18:22
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Books represented1
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Source forms
ἑβδομηκοντάκις1xhebdomēkontakisMatthew 18:22
Parsing patterns
Adverb1xMatthew 18:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Marks the unlimited forgiveness Jesus commands, contrasting finite human vengeance with boundless mercy.
Strong'sG1441
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
seventy times
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Marks the unlimited forgiveness Jesus commands, contrasting finite human vengeance with boundless mercy.
seventy times: ἑ. ἑπτά, seventy times seven, Mat.18:22 (R, txt., ICC, in l.), or seventy-seven times (R, mg.; cf. M, Pr., 98; WM, 314; Meyer, in l.).
Greek Text Appearances
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Matthew 18:22Adverb
ἑβδομηκοντάκιςebdomhkontakiv
seventy times
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Grammatical Forms
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This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
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Matt 18:221×
Word Origins
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