"five, Mt. 14:17, 19; 16:9"
Definition and meaning
five, Mt. 14:17, 19; 16:9
In the original Greek the word is written: πέντε
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 pente (G4002) across the King James Bible.
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
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Common questions
Strong's G4002 (pente) is a Greek word that means: five, Mt. 14:17, 19; 16:9 It appears 33 times in the King James Bible.
The word pente (G4002) appears 33 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4002 is pente, a Greek word defined as: five, Mt. 14:17, 19; 16:9. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pente is a Greek word found in the New Testament.