What does πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) mean in the Bible?
πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta): Numerical designation for fifty; appears in distribution phrases (by fifties, in groups of fifty).
Greek · G4004
πεντήκοντα
Fifty
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πεντήκονταG4004
Pronunciationpentḗkonta
What does πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) mean in the Bible?
πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta): Numerical designation for fifty; appears in distribution phrases (by fifties, in groups of fifty).
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4004?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fifty (3), . . . (2), fifties (1), fifty {each} (1).
Where does πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), John (2), Acts (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfifty3×Luke 7:41, Luke 16:6, John 8:57
. . .2×John 21:11, Acts 13:20
fifties1×Mark 6:40
fifty {each}1×Luke 9:14
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 6:40πεντήκονταtofiftiesAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralLuke 7:41πεντήκονταtofiftyAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralLuke 9:14πεντήκονταtofifty {each}Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralLuke 16:6πεντήκονταtofiftyAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralJohn 8:57ΠεντήκονταtofiftyAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralJohn 21:11πεντήκονταto. . .Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralActs 13:20πεντήκονταto. . .Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 6:40
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Mark1Luke3John2Acts1
Source forms
πεντήκοντα6xpentēkontaMark 6:40, Luke 7:41, Luke 9:14, Luke 16:6
Πεντήκοντα1xPentēkontaJohn 8:57
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural3xMark 6:40, Luke 9:14, Luke 16:6
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural2xLuke 7:41, John 8:57
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural1xActs 13:20
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural1xJohn 21:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Numerical designation for fifty; appears in distribution phrases (by fifties, in groups of fifty).
Strong'sG4004
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms4 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 9:14Source Gloss
fifty
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:40Numeral
πεντήκοντα.penthkonta
fifty
Read verseLuke 7:41Numeral
πεντήκοντα.penthkonta
fifty
Read verseLuke 9:14Numeral
πεντήκοντα.penthkonta
fifty
Read verseLuke 16:6Numeral
πεντήκοντα.penthkonta
fifty
Read verseJohn 8:57Numeral
Πεντήκονταpenthkonta
fifty
Read verseJohn 21:11Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
πεντηκοντατριῶν·penthkontatriwn
fifty
Read verseActs 13:20Numeral
πεντήκοντα,penthkonta
fifty
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternPlural (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · MasculineJohn 21:111×
Dative · Plural · NeuterActs 13:201×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMark 6:40 · Luke 9:14 · Luke 16:63×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 7:41 · John 8:572×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πεντήκοντα is built from this root:
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