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τεσσαράκοντα

Forty

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τεσσαράκοντα G5062
Pronunciation tessarákonta

What does τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta) mean in the Bible?

τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta): Biblical symbol of testing, trial, and divine probation in covenant renewal narratives

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What does τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta) mean in the Bible?

τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta): Biblical symbol of testing, trial, and divine probation in covenant renewal narratives

How does the BSB render G5062?

The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include forty (7), . . . (4), for forty (3), for 42 (2), [for] forty (1).

Where does τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (8), Revelation (6), Hebrews (2), Matthew (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
forty 7× Matthew 4:2, Acts 4:22, Acts 7:30, Acts 7:42
. . . 4× Revelation 7:4, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 14:3, Revelation 21:17
for forty 3× Mark 1:13, Hebrews 3:9, Hebrews 3:17
for 42 2× Revelation 11:2, Revelation 13:5
[for] forty 1× Acts 7:36
[the] forty [lashes] 1× 2 Corinthians 11:24
[where for] forty 1× Luke 4:2
forty [of them] 1× Acts 23:13
forty-six 1× John 2:20
of forty 1× Acts 1:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:2 τεσσεράκοντα to forty Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 4:2 τεσσεράκοντα to forty Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Mark 1:13 τεσσεράκοντα to for forty Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Luke 4:2 τεσσεράκοντα to [where for] forty Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural John 2:20 Τεσσεράκοντα to forty-six Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural Acts 1:3 τεσσεράκοντα to of forty Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Acts 4:22 τεσσεράκοντα to forty Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 7:30 τεσσεράκοντα to forty Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 7:36 τεσσεράκοντα to [for] forty Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 7:42 τεσσεράκοντα to forty Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Matthew 4:2
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 8
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 1 John 1 Acts 8 2 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 2 Revelation 6
Source forms
τεσσεράκοντα 21x tesserakonta Matthew 4:2, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, Acts 1:3
Τεσσεράκοντα 1x Tesserakonta John 2:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural 5x Matthew 4:2, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, 2 Corinthians 11:24
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 5x Acts 7:36, Acts 7:42, Acts 13:21, Hebrews 3:9
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 3x Acts 23:13, Acts 23:21, Revelation 21:17
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural 3x Revelation 7:4, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 14:3
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 2x Revelation 11:2, Revelation 13:5
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural 2x Acts 4:22, Acts 7:30
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural 1x John 2:20
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural 1x Acts 1:3
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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