4001. pentakosioi
Strong's Lexicon
pentakosioi: Five hundred

Original Word: πεντακόσιοι
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: pentakosioi
Pronunciation: pen-tah-KOH-see-oy
Phonetic Spelling: (pen-tak-os'-ee-oy)
Definition: Five hundred
Meaning: five hundred.

Word Origin: Derived from πέντε (pente, meaning "five") and ἑκατόν (hekaton, meaning "hundred")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "pentakosioi," the concept of numerical adjectives is present in Hebrew, such as חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת (chamesh me'ot) for "five hundred."

Usage: The Greek word "pentakosioi" is a numerical adjective used to denote the quantity of five hundred. It appears in contexts where specific numbers are significant, often to emphasize the magnitude or importance of an event or group.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, numbers often carried symbolic meanings. The number five hundred could represent completeness or a large, significant group. In the context of the New Testament, numbers were sometimes used to convey theological truths or to highlight the fulfillment of prophecy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
pl. cardinal number from pente and hekaton
Definition
five hundred
NASB Translation
five hundred (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4001: πεντακόσιοι

πεντακόσιοι, πεντακόσιαι, πεντακόσια, five hundred: Luke 7:41; 1 Corinthians 15:6. (From Homer (πεντηκόσιοι) down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
five hundred.

From pente and hekaton; five hundred -- five hundred.

see GREEK pente

see GREEK hekaton

Forms and Transliterations
πεντακοσια πεντακόσια πεντακόσιαι πεντακόσιοι πεντακοσιοις πεντακοσίοις πεντακοσίους πεντακοσίων πενταπήχη πενταπλάς πενταπλασίως πεντηκοσίας pentakosia pentakósia pentakosiois pentakosíois
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 7:41 Adj-ANP
GRK: ὤφειλεν δηνάρια πεντακόσια ὁ δὲ
NAS: owed five hundred denarii,
KJV: the one owed five hundred pence, and
INT: owed denarii five hundred and

1 Corinthians 15:6 Adj-DMP
GRK: ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς ἐφάπαξ
NAS: to more than five hundred brethren
KJV: of above five hundred brethren
INT: he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once

Strong's Greek 4001
2 Occurrences


πεντακόσια — 1 Occ.
πεντακοσίοις — 1 Occ.















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