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ἑξήκοντα

hexḗkonta

G1835 substantive adjective

SILEX Entry

Definition

The cardinal number sixty (60), representing the amount or quantity of sixty units. Used in mathematical, quantitative, and descriptive contexts to denote the total sum, count, or proportion of sixty, such as 'sixty-fold' or grouping of sixty objects or individuals.

Semantic Range

sixty (the number 60), sixtyfold, threescore

Root / Etymology

From the cardinal number ἕξ (six) combined with the standard Greek numerical formative suffix -ήκοντα, used to form the decades (multiples of ten), producing the sense of 'six tens' or 'sixty.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

ἑξήκοντα appears as the standard Greek representation for the number sixty across classical, Hellenistic, and Koine Greek, including the Septuagint and New Testament. It is used primarily as a numeral but may also appear in idiomatic constructions such as multiples (e.g., 'sixtyfold' in parables, indicating a yield of sixty times as much). In Greek, -ήκοντα is the standard suffix for decades (e.g., τριάκοντα 'thirty,' τεσσαράκοντα 'forty'), and ἑξήκοντα maintains this pattern. The translation 'threescore' is an archaic English convention. There is no significant shift in meaning in biblical or non-biblical Koine sources; the term always functions numerically.

Translation Consistency

primary "sixty" 9 occurrences

This lemma is the cardinal number 60. The natural, modern English rendering that fits the typical usages (cardinal, adjectival, quantitative) is “sixty.” Alternatives like “threescore” are archaic and “sixtyfold” is a compositional use; for consistency and clarity across all forms, use “sixty.”

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the tenth multiple of ἕξ; sixty:--sixty(-fold), threescore.

Root Family

ἑξήκοντα (hexēkonta) — six, tenfold multiple, sixty

Root ἑξ- six, form a multiple of ten

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1835-01 ἑξήκοντα exekonta ADJ.S ACC N PL sixty sixty sixty 9

Occurrences in Scripture

9 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1835-01 Matthew 13:8 ἑξήκοντα exekonta ADJ.S ACC N PL sixtyfold sixty sixty
G1835-01 Matthew 13:23 ἑξήκοντα exekonta ADJ.S ACC N PL sixtyfold sixty sixty
G1835-01 Mark 4:8 ἑξήκοντα exekonta ADJ.S DAT N PL sixtyfold sixty sixty
G1835-01 Mark 4:20 ἑξήκοντα exekonta ADJ.S DAT N PL sixty sixty sixty
G1835-01 Luke 24:13 ἑξήκοντα exekonta DET ACC M PL sixty sixty sixty
G1835-01 1 Timothy 5:9 ἑξήκοντα exekonta DET GEN N PL sixty sixty sixty
G1835-01 Revelation 11:3 ἑξήκοντα exekonta DET ACC F PL and sixty sixty sixty
G1835-01 Revelation 12:6 ἑξήκοντα exekonta DET ACC F PL and sixty sixty sixty
G1835-01 Revelation 13:18 ἑξήκοντα exekonta ADJ.P NOM M PL sixty sixty sixty
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