ΤΕΣΣΕΡΑΚΟΣΤΩ, τεσσερακοστω
TESSERAKOSTŌ, tesserakostō
Sounds Like: tes-seh-rah-KOS-toh
Translations: fortieth, the fortieth, (in) the fortieth, (to) the fortieth
From the root: ΤΕΣΣΕΡΑΚΟΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an ordinal number meaning 'fortieth'. It is used to indicate the position in a sequence, specifically the 40th item. In the provided examples, it is used with 'year' (ἔτει) to denote 'in the fortieth year'. It functions like an adjective, modifying a noun.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G5064 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 33:38
- Deuteronomy — 1:3
- 1 Kings — 6:1
- 1 Chronicles — 26:31
- 1 Maccabees — 1:20, 1:54, 2:70
- 2 Maccabees — 13:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΕΣΣΕΡΑΚΟΣΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΤΕΣΣΕΡΑΚΟΣΤΟΣ — fortieth
- ΤΕΣΣΕΡΑΚΟΣΤΟΥ — (of) fortieth
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