Greek · G4004, G303 · unreviewed

κλισίας ὡσεὶ ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα

Fifty · each

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πεντήκοντα G4004 fifty
Pronunciation pentḗkonta
Numerical designation for fifty; appears in distribution phrases (by fifties, in groups of fifty).
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ἀνά G303 each
Pronunciation aná
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What does κλισίας ὡσεὶ ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα (klisias hōsei ana pentēkonta) mean in the Bible?

πεντήκοντα · ἀνά is a Greek word meaning "groups or dining parties of about fifty".

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Meaning

groups or dining parties of about fifty
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 21:11
Dative · Plural · Neuter Acts 13:20
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 6:40 · Luke 9:14 · Luke 16:6
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 7:41 · John 8:57
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.

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