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τεσσαράκοντα

Forty

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τεσσαράκονταG5062
Pronunciationtessarákonta

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
forty7×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 forty3×Mark 1:13, Hebrews 3:9, Hebrews 3:17
for 422×Revelation 11:2, Revelation 13:5
[for] forty1×Acts 7:36
[the] forty [lashes]1×2 Corinthians 11:24
[where for] forty1×Luke 4:2
forty [of them]1×Acts 23:13
forty-six1×John 2:20
of forty1×Acts 1:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:2τεσσεράκονταtofortyAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 4:2τεσσεράκονταtofortyAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMark 1:13τεσσεράκονταtofor fortyAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralLuke 4:2τεσσεράκονταto[where for] fortyAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralJohn 2:20Τεσσεράκονταtoforty-sixAdjective - Dative Neuter PluralActs 1:3τεσσεράκονταtoof fortyAdjective - Genitive Feminine PluralActs 4:22τεσσεράκονταtofortyAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralActs 7:30τεσσεράκονταtofortyAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralActs 7:36τεσσεράκονταto[for] fortyAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralActs 7:42τεσσεράκονταtofortyAdjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowMatthew 4:2
Aligned rows22
Books represented8
Matthew2Mark1Luke1John1Acts82 Corinthians1Hebrews2Revelation6
Source forms
τεσσεράκοντα21xtesserakontaMatthew 4:2, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, Acts 1:3
Τεσσεράκοντα1xTesserakontaJohn 2:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural5xMatthew 4:2, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, 2 Corinthians 11:24
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural5xActs 7:36, Acts 7:42, Acts 13:21, Hebrews 3:9
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural3xActs 23:13, Acts 23:21, Revelation 21:17
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural3xRevelation 7:4, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 14:3
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural2xRevelation 11:2, Revelation 13:5
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural2xActs 4:22, Acts 7:30
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural1xJohn 2:20
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural1xActs 1:3
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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

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