3589. ogdoékonta
Strong's Lexicon
ogdoékonta: Eighty

Original Word: ὀγδοήκοντα
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Transliteration: ogdoékonta
Pronunciation: og-do-AY-kon-tah
Phonetic Spelling: (og-do-ay'-kon-tah)
Definition: Eighty
Meaning: eighty.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "ὀκτώ" (októ), meaning "eight," combined with a form of "δέκα" (deka), meaning "ten."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for the number eighty is שְׁמוֹנִים (shemōnīm), Strong's Hebrew #8084.

Usage: The Greek numeral ὀγδοήκοντα (ogdoékonta) is used to denote the number eighty. It appears in contexts where specific numerical values are important, such as genealogies, historical accounts, and descriptions of quantities.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, numbers held significant importance, often used in various aspects of daily life, including commerce, architecture, and literature. The number eighty, like other numbers, was used to convey precise information, especially in historical and genealogical records. In the biblical context, numbers often carry symbolic meanings, though eighty is primarily used in a literal sense.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
cardinal number from ogdoos and a modified form of deka
Definition
eighty
NASB Translation
eighty (1), eighty-four* (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3589: ὀγδοήκοντα

ὀγδοήκοντα, eighty: Luke 2:37; Luke 16:7. ((Thucydides, others.))

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fourscore.

From ogdoos; ten times eight -- fourscore.

see GREEK ogdoos

Forms and Transliterations
ογδοηκοντα ογδοήκοντα ὀγδοήκοντα ογδοηκονταέξ ογδοηκονταπέντε ογδοηκοντατέσσαρες ογδοηκοντατεσσάρων ογδοηκοντατριών ογδοηκοστώ ogdoekonta ogdoēkonta ogdoḗkonta
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 2:37 Adj
GRK: ἕως ἐτῶν ὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρων ἣ
NAS: to the age of eighty-four. She never
KJV: of about fourscore and four
INT: about years eighty [and] four who

Luke 16:7 Adj
GRK: καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα
NAS: your bill, and write eighty.'
KJV: and write fourscore.
INT: and write eighty

Strong's Greek 3589
2 Occurrences


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