Forty years
τεσσαρακονταετήςStrong’s G5063tessarakontaetēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tessarakontaetēs is the Greek word usually translated “forty years”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.”
Meaning
Usually translated “forty years”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of forty years 1
- forty years 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
τεσσαρακονταετής tessarakontaetēs · forty years
τεσσερακονταετίς (Τ, -έτης; Rec. τεσσαρ-, see supr.), -ές of forty years, forty years old: Act.7:23 13:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.