"a hundredfold, Mt. 19:29; Mk. 10:30; Lk. 8:8*"
Definition and meaning
a hundredfold, Mt. 19:29; Mk. 10:30; Lk. 8:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἑκατονταπλασίων
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 hekatontaplasion (G1542) across the King James Bible.
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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Common questions
Strong's G1542 (hekatontaplasion) is a Greek word that means: a hundredfold, Mt. 19:29; Mk. 10:30; Lk. 8:8* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word hekatontaplasion (G1542) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1542 is hekatontaplasion, a Greek word defined as: a hundredfold, Mt. 19:29; Mk. 10:30; Lk. 8:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hekatontaplasion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.