Eighty
ὀγδοήκονταStrong’s G3589ogdoēkonta
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ogdoēkonta is the Greek word usually translated “eighty”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.”
Meaning
Usually translated “eighty”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- eighty 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὀγδοήκοντα ogdoēkonta · eighty
eighty , Lat. octoginta, (Thucydides), etc.:—;ionic and doric ὀγδώκοντα, (Iliad by Homer) (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eighty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EIGHTY, adjective
'aty. Eight times ten; four score.
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.