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ἑκατὸν πρόβατα

A hundred · sheep

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ἑκατόν G1540 a hundred
Pronunciation hekatón
Round number denoting abundance or completeness; used to express large quantity without precise counting.
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πρόβατον G4263 sheep
Pronunciation próbaton
In NT metaphor, denotes Christ's vulnerable followers dependent on their shepherd's protective care and guidance.
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What does ἑκατὸν πρόβατα (hekaton probata) mean in the Bible?

ἑκατόν · πρόβατον is a Greek word meaning "one hundred sheep".

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Meaning

one hundred sheep
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 7:4 · Rev 14:1 · Rev 14:3 3×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 18:12 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 1:15 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 21:11 · Rev 21:17 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 18:28 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · Luke 15:4 6×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 6:40 · Luke 16:6 · Luke 16:7 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine John 19:39 1×
17 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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