πεντήκοντα
pentēkonta
fifty
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data from the Greek lexicon, πεντήκοντα (pentēkonta) refers to the number fifty. This number has a notable presence in the biblical text, appearing seven times. The usage of πεντήκοντα suggests it is a specific, quantifiable term used to indicate a particular amount. Given its frequency, it likely holds some numerical significance within the biblical context. Its scarcity in occurrence (seven times) and the lack of nuanced definitions or connotations in the lexicon data imply a straightforward association with the number fifty, rather than any symbolic or metaphorical use. The limited occurrences and lack of context within the lemma suggest this word's significance is primarily as a quantifying term. Its appearance seven times may indicate an emphasis on the number fifty within the biblical narrative, but further analysis would be required to determine the nature of this emphasis.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
Luke 7:41“A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Luke 9:14For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
Luke 16:6He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
John 8:57The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?”
John 21:11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
Acts 13:20After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.