ἑβδομήκοντα
hebdomēkonta
“seventy”
Definition
seventy
from G1442 (ἕβδομος) and a modified form of G1176 (δέκα);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A-NUI
G:A-NUI
Occurrences
ἑβδομήκοντα appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
In all, there were 276 of us on board.
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
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