What does ἑκατόν · πεντήκοντα · τρεῖς mean in the Bible?
ἑκατόν · πεντήκοντα · τρεῖς is a Greek phrase meaning "one hundred fifty-three".
Greek · G1540, G4004, G5140
ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα τριῶν
A hundred · fifty · "three"
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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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πεντήκοντα G4004 fifty
Pronunciation pentḗkonta
Numerical designation for fifty; appears in distribution phrases (by fifties, in groups of fifty).
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τρεῖς G5140 "three"
Pronunciation treîs
The numeral three holds eschatological weight in NT narratives, especially regarding resurrection timing and divine completion
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What does ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα τριῶν (hekaton pentēkonta triōn) mean in the Bible?
ἑκατόν · πεντήκοντα · τρεῖς is a Greek phrase meaning "one hundred fifty-three".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1540, G4004, G5140?
G1540, G4004, G5140 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. one hundred fifty-three
Source Gloss
one hundred fifty-three
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 17 Case pattern Accusative (10) Number pattern Plural (17)
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 7:4 · Rev 14:1 · Rev 14:3 3×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 18:12 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 1:15 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 21:11 · Rev 21:17 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 18:28 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · Luke 15:4 6×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 6:40 · Luke 16:6 · Luke 16:7 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine John 19:39 1×
Word Origins
ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα τριῶν is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain