ἑκατόν hekaton
Greek word for “hundred” · Strong’s G1540 · used 17 times in 17 verses
Meaning
ἑκατόν, οἱ, αἱ, τά; indecl.; a hundred:, al.; κατὰ ἑ; εἰς, ἐν ἑ.;
How it is translated
Glosses given for hekaton in context, with how often each is used:
- hundred 10
- one hundred 4
- hundredfold 2
- hundreds 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 13 (2), Matthew 18 (2), Mark 4 (2), Luke 16 (2), Revelation 14 (2), Mark 6 (1), Luke 15 (1), John 19 (1), John 21 (1), Acts 1 (1)
Forms
- ἑκατὸν 12
- ἑκατόν 5
Words used with it
Words that share verses with hekaton more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἑξήκοντα hexēkonta “sixty” 4
- τριάκοντα triakonta “thirty” 4
- τεσσαράκοντα tessarakonta “forty” 4
- τέσσαρες tessares “four” 4
- γῆ gē “earth” 6
- πεντήκοντα pentēkonta “fifty” 3
- χιλιάς chilias “thousand” 3
- καλός kalos “good” 4
- εἷς ehis “one” 5
- ἐνενήκοντα enenēkonta “ninety” 2
- ἐννέα ennea “nine” 2
- καρποφορέω karpophoreō “to bear fruit” 2
Key verses
The verses using hekaton that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 13:8 — But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
- Matthew 13:23 — 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…
- Matthew 18:12 — 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…
- Matthew 18:28 — 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,…
- Mark 4:8 — And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
- Mark 4:20 — And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an…
- Luke 15:4 — 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…
- John 19:39 — 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.
- Acts 1:15 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.