"seventy, indecl., Acts 7:14; οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα, the seventy disciples, Lk. 10:1, 17; Acts 23:23*"
Definition and meaning
seventy, indecl., Acts 7:14; οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα, the seventy disciples, Lk. 10:1, 17; Acts 23:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἑβδομήκοντα
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hebdomekonta (G1440) across the King James Bible.
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
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Common questions
Strong's G1440 (hebdomekonta) is a Greek word that means: seventy, indecl., Acts 7:14; οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα, the seventy disciples, Lk. 10:1, 17; Acts 23:23* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word hebdomekonta (G1440) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1440 is hebdomekonta, a Greek word defined as: seventy, indecl., Acts 7:14; οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα, the seventy disciples, Lk. 10:1, 17; Acts 23:23*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hebdomekonta is a Greek word found in the New Testament.