πέντε
pente
five
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word πέντε, translated as "five," holds significant meaning in the biblical text with its 38 occurrences. This numerical value of five appears to be a commonly used quantity, suggesting its practical importance in everyday life, commerce, and possibly rituals. Its frequency across the various books of the Bible also implies that it may serve as a unit of measurement, enumeration, or a number with symbolic properties. The range of usage for πέντε demonstrates its versatility, employed in a variety of contexts such as counting items (e.g., five loaves, five thousand men), ages (e.g., five daughters), and even years (e.g., five years old). This versatility highlights the word's utility as a basic numerical unit in everyday interactions, further underscoring its practical significance. While the specific significance of πέντε cannot be precisely determined based on this data, the sheer frequency of its occurrences and varied applications contribute to its prominence in the biblical narrative, ultimately reflecting the importance of numbers in communication and understanding within biblical communities.
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Occurrences in Scripture
38 total occurrences across the text
They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”
Matthew 14:19He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
Matthew 16:9Don’t you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
Matthew 25:2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Matthew 25:2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
Matthew 25:16Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
Matthew 25:16Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
Matthew 25:20He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
Matthew 25:20He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
Matthew 25:20He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
Matthew 25:20He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
Mark 6:38He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
Mark 6:41He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.
Mark 8:19When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”
Luke 1:24After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
Luke 9:13But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people.”
Luke 9:16He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Luke 12:6“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.
Luke 12:52For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke 14:19“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
Luke 16:28for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’
Luke 19:18“The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
Luke 19:19“So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’
John 4:18for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly.”
John 5:2Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew, “Bethesda”, having five porches.
John 6:9“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”
John 6:13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.
John 6:19When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.
Acts 4:4But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
Acts 7:14Joseph sent and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
Acts 19:19Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Acts 20:6We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.
Acts 24:1After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
1 Corinthians 14:19However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Revelation 9:5They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person.
Revelation 9:10They have tails like those of scorpions, and stings. In their tails they have power to harm men for five months.
Revelation 17:10They are seven kings. Five have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a little while.