◄ 1541. hekatontaetés ►
Strong's Lexicon hekatontaetés: A hundred years old Original Word: ἑκατονταετής Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hekatontaetés Pronunciation: heh-kah-ton-tah-ay-TAYS Phonetic Spelling: (hek-at-on-tah-et'-ace) Definition: A hundred years old Meaning: a hundred years old. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words ἑκατόν (hekaton, meaning "hundred") and ἔτος (etos, meaning "year"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for the concept of being a hundred years old can be found in entries like Strong's Hebrew 3967 (מֵאָה, me'ah), which means "hundred." Usage: The term ἑκατονταετής is used to describe someone or something that is a hundred years old. It is an adjective that specifies age, often used in genealogical or historical contexts within the Bible to denote longevity or the passage of time. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient cultures, including those of the biblical world, reaching the age of one hundred was considered a significant milestone, often associated with wisdom, experience, and divine blessing. Longevity was seen as a sign of God's favor and was highly respected in patriarchal societies. The concept of living to a hundred years was also symbolic of completeness and fulfillment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from hekaton and etos Definition a hundred years old NASB Translation hundred years old (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1541: ἑκατονταετής ἑκατονταετής (R G T), ἑκατονταετες, and ἑκατονταετής (L Tr WH), ἑκατονταετες (from ἑκατόν and ἔτος; on the want of uniformity in accentuation among authors, copyists, and grammarians see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 406f; Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 b.; Buttmann, 29 (26); (Tdf. Proleg., p. 102; Ellendt, Lex. Sophocles under the word δεκέτης; especially Chandler §§ 703, 709; Göttling, p. 323f)), centenarian, a hundred years old: Romans 4:19. (Pindar Pythagoras 4, 502.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hundred years old. From hekaton and etos; centenarian -- hundred years old. see GREEK hekaton see GREEK etos Forms and Transliterations εκατονταετεί εκατονταετης εκατονταέτης ἑκατονταετής ekatontaetes ekatontaetēs hekatontaetes hekatontaetēs hekatontaetḗs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 4:19 Adj-NMS GRK: ἤδη νενεκρωμένον ἑκατονταετής που ὑπάρχων NAS: since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness KJV: about an hundred years old, neither yet INT: already become dead a hundred years old about being Strong's Greek 1541 1 Occurrence ἑκατονταετής — 1 Occ.