Berean Strong's Lexicon pentékosté: Pentecost Original Word: πεντηκοστή Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "πεντήκοντα" (pentékonta), meaning "fifty." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7620 (שָׁבוּעַ, shavu'a): Refers to a week or a period of seven, related to the Feast of Weeks. - H2282 (חַג, chag): Refers to a feast or festival, used in the context of the Jewish feasts. Usage: The term "pentékosté" refers to the fiftieth day after Passover, known as the Feast of Weeks or Shavuot in Jewish tradition. In the New Testament, it marks the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles, as described in Acts 2. This event is considered the birth of the Christian Church, as it empowered the apostles to begin their ministry and spread the gospel. Cultural and Historical Background: Pentecost was originally a Jewish harvest festival, celebrated seven weeks and one day after the firstfruits offering of Passover. It was one of the three major pilgrimage feasts in Judaism, where Jews from various regions would travel to Jerusalem. In the Christian context, Pentecost holds significant importance as it commemorates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, fulfilling Jesus' promise to send a Helper (John 14:16-17). This event marked a new era of the Holy Spirit's work in the world, empowering believers for witness and service. HELPS Word-studies 4005 pentēkostḗ (from 4002 /pénte, "five") – properly fiftieth, referring to the festival of Pentecost – a one day festival celebrated at the end of the barley harvest. This was a joyous time of giving great thanks to God. [The workers could only spare one day at this season of the year because the wheat harvest was already in process.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pentékostos; an ord. num. from pentékonta Definition fiftieth, Pentecost, the second of the three great Jewish feasts NASB Translation Pentecost (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4005: πεντηκοστήπεντηκοστή, πεντηκοστῆς, ἡ (namely, ἡμέρα; feminine of πεντηκοστός fiftieth) (from Plato down.), Pentecost (properly, the fiftieth day after the Passover, Tobit 2:1; 2 Macc. 12:32; (Philo de septen. § 21; de decal. § 30; cf. Winer's Grammar, 26)), the second of the three great Jewish festivals; celebrated at Jerusalem yearly, the seventh week after the Passover, in grateful recognition of the completed harvest (Exodus 23:16; Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9): Acts 2:1; Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:8 (Josephus, Antiquities 3, 10, 6; (14, 13, 4; etc.)). (BB. DD. (especially Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto) under the word Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Pentecost. Feminine of the ordinal of pentekonta; fiftieth (hemera being implied) from Passover, i.e. The festival of "Pentecost" -- Pentecost. see GREEK pentekonta see GREEK hemera Forms and Transliterations πεντηκοστης πεντηκοστής πεντηκοστῆς πεντηκοστόν πεντηκοστώ πέπειροι pentekostes pentekostês pentēkostēs pentēkostē̂sLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 2:1 N-GFSGRK: ἡμέραν τῆς πεντηκοστῆς ἦσαν πάντες NAS: the day of Pentecost had come, KJV: the day of Pentecost was fully come, INT: day of Pentecost they were all Acts 20:16 N-GFS 1 Corinthians 16:8 N-GFS |
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