Greek · G1540, G2884, G4620 · unreviewed

ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου

A hundred · cor · grain ration

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ἑκατόν G1540 a hundred
Pronunciation hekatón
Round number denoting abundance or completeness; used to express large quantity without precise counting.
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κόρος G2884 cor
Pronunciation kóros
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σιτόμετρον G4620 grain ration
Pronunciation sitómetron
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What does ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου (hekaton korous sitou) mean in the Bible?

ἑκατόν · κόρος · σιτόμετρον is a Greek word meaning "one hundred cors/measures of wheat".

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Meaning

one hundred cors/measures of wheat
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 7:4 · Rev 14:1 · Rev 14:3
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 18:12
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 1:15
Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 21:11 · Rev 21:17
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 18:28 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · Luke 15:4
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 6:40 · Luke 16:6 · Luke 16:7
Accusative · Plural · Feminine John 19:39
Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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