Hundred
ἑκατόνStrong’s G1540hekaton
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hekaton is the Greek word usually translated “hundred”, “one hundred” and “hundredfold”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hundred”, “one hundred” and “hundredfold”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a hundred 10
- one hundred 4
- a hundredfold 2
- hundreds 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Revelation 4
- Mark 3
- Luke 3
- John 2
- Acts 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
- Matthew 18:12How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
- Matthew 18:28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
- Mark 4:8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
- Mark 4:20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
- Mark 6:40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
Greek dictionary
ἑκατόν hekaton · hundred
ἑκατόν, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl., a hundred: Mat.13:8, 23 Luk.15:4, al.; κατὰ ἑ, Mrk.6:40; εἰς, ἐν ἑ., Mrk.4:8, 20 (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hundred” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HUND'RED, adjective
[Latin centum.]
Denoting the product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; as a hundred men.
All definitions and other forms of “hundred”
HUND'RED, noun
A collection, body or sum, consisting of ten times ten individuals or units; the number 100.
- A division or part of a county in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or a hundred warriors, or a hundred manors. [But as the word denotes primarily a circuit or division, it is not certin that Alfred's divisions had any reference to that number.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.