Mark 6:40:9Mark.6.40.W9TAB
πεντήκοντα
penteêkonta
“fifty”
- Transliteration
- pen-TEÊ-kon-ta
- Extended
- pehn-TEHÊ-kohn-tah
- IPA
- /penˈteː.kon.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- fifty
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-TEÊ-kon-ta
- sentence
KAI a-NE-pe-san pra-si-AI pra-si-AI ka-TA he-ka-TON KAI ka-TA pen-TEÊ-kon-ta
Exegesis
The preposition kata {κατὰ | katá} governs the accusative numerals hekaton {ἑκατὸν | hekatón} and pentekonta {πεντήκοντα | pentḗkonta}, yielding the sense “by groups of a hundred and by groups of fifty.” This structure highlights organized subdivision of the large crowd, facilitating later distribution of food and emphasizing intentional order rather than random seating. In translation, “reclined” preserves the meal-setting nuance, while “groups” and “ranks” render the repeated prasiai in ways that communicate visible, structured arrangements to modern readers.
Root and etymology
pentekontapi–epsilon–nu–tau–epsilon–kappa–omicron–nu–tau–alpha
“fifty”
In context — Mark 6:40
And they reclined in groups , by hundreds and by fifties.
About this coordinate
Mark 6:40:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 6:40, so the Greek word πεντήκοντα (penteêkonta) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Mark.6.40.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.40.W9.S1) and character.