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ἑκατόν G1540

G1540 is the Greek word ἑκατόν, transliterated hekatón. The King James Version most often renders it hundred.

Word: ἑκατόνTransliteration: hekatónLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

a hundred.

Where it comes from

of uncertain affinity.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hundred 12×hundredfold 2×hundreds 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hundred.

Verses using ἑκατόν

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 13:8 · KJV

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Matthew 13:23 · KJV

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Matthew 18:12 · KJV

How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

Matthew 18:28 · KJV

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

Mark 6:40 · KJV

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

Luke 15:4 · KJV

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Luke 16:6 · KJV

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Luke 16:7 · KJV

Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

John 19:39 · KJV

And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

John 21:11 · KJV

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

Acts 1:15 · KJV

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

Revelation 7:4 · KJV

And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Revelation 14:1 · KJV

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

Revelation 14:3 · KJV

And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

Revelation 21:17 · KJV

And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

Common questions

What does Strong's G1540 mean?

G1540 is the Greek word ἑκατόν (hekatón), meaning a hundred.

How is G1540 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hundred (12 times), hundredfold (2 times), hundreds (1 time).

How many times does G1540 appear in the Bible?

ἑκατόν (hekatón) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G1540 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain affinity.

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