adjective
hekaton
Greekἑκατόν (hekaton)
Strong’sG1540
one hundred
stem hekat-17 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἑκατόν, οἱ, αἱ, τά
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1540 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhek-at-on'
a hundred
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jameshundred.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton |
| object accusative | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | ||
| direct address vocative | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton |
| to, for dative | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton | hekaton |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 13:8“a hundredfold”alleim de piptata epi tan gēan tan kalan kai dōate karpon, hem men hekaton hem de hexēkonta hem de triakonta.Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop — a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
Matthew 13:23“a hundredfold”tos de epi tan kalan gēan speiriratos, houtos atō tos ton logon akouarōtos kai suniēkarōtos, hos dē karpoforatō kai poiatō hem men hekaton hem de hexēkonta hem de triakonta.But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop — a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
Matthew 18:12“a hundred”tinem vi dokatō? ean gineteia tino anthrōpo hekaton probateim kai planiteia henem ek auteiu, ouchi afiēkati teim enenēkonta ennea epi teim oreim kai poreuiratos zētatō tem planirōtem?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
Matthew 18:28“a hundred”exercharatos de tos doulos ekeinos heuriskata henon toiu sundouloiu autou hos ofeilate auto hekaton dēnarieim, kai krataratos auton pnigate legarōtos; Apodōasar ei tinem ofeilasō.But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
Mark 4:8“hundredfold”kai alleim piptata eis tan gēan tan kalan, kai dōate karpon anabainarōteim kai auxanirōteim, kai ferate henem triakonta kai henem hexēkonta kai henem hekaton.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop — one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
Mark 4:20“hundredfold”kai ekeinois alō tois epi tan gēan tan kalan speiriratois, hotinois akoualō ton logon kai paradechelō kai karpoforalō henem triakonta kai henem hexēkonta kai henem hekaton.Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop — thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
Mark 6:40“hundreds”kai anapiptala prasiais prasiais kata hekaton kai kata pentēkonta.So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
Luke 15:4“a hundred”Tinos anthrōpos ek vu echarōtos hekaton probateim kai apolluaratos ek auteiu henem ouk kataleipatō teim enenēkonta ennea en ta erēma kai poreuetō epi tem apolluarētem heōs heuriskateia autem?“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
John 19:39“a hundred”erchata de kai Nikodēmos, tos ercharatos pros auton nuxau tem prōtem, ferarōtos migmem smurnau kai aloau hōs litrain hekaton.Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
John 21:11“one hundred”anabainata oun Simōnos Petros kai helkata tem diktuem eis tan gēan mestem ichthoiu megoiu hekaton pentēkonta treis; kai tosoutoiu arōtoiu ouk schizita tem diktuem.So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
Acts 1:15“hundred”Kai en tai hēmerai houtai anistanaratos Petros en mese toiu adelfoiu legata ate tē ochlos onomeiu epi tem autem hōs hekaton eikosi;In those days Peter stood up among the brothers ( a gathering of about a hundred and twenty ) and said,
Revelation 7:4“one hundred”Kai akouama ton arithmon toiu sfragizirētoiu, hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, sfragizirētois ek pantau fulau huioiu Israēl;And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
Revelation 14:1“one hundred”Kai horama, kai idou tem arniem histanarētem epi tem orem Siōn, kai meta autou hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais echarōtais tem onomem autou kai tem onomem tou patērou autou grafirētem epi teiu metōpeiu autoiu.Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
Revelation 14:3“one hundred”kai adalō hōs ōdan kainan enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teiu tessares zōeiu kai toiu presbuteroiu; kai oudenos dunete mathara tan ōdan ei mē tais hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, tois agorazirētois apo tau gēau.And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 21:17“one hundred”kai metrata tem teichem autau hekaton tesserakonta tessares pēchoiu, metrem anthrōpou, hem atō angelou.And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
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Luke 16:6“hundred”tos de legata; Hekaton batoin elaieu; tos de legata auto; Dechesar su teim grammeim kai kathizaratos tacheōs grafasar pentēkonta.‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
Luke 16:7“a hundred”epeita hetero legata; Sis de posem ofeilasō? tos de legata; Hekaton koroin sitou; legatō auto; Dechesar su teim grammeim kai grafasar ogdoēkonta.Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.