Strong’s G1835 · Greek

ἑξήκοντα
hexḗkonta

Definition

sixty

Etymology

the tenth multiple of G1803 (ἕξ);

Where the KJV renders it

  • sixty(-fold)
  • threescore

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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