ἑβδομήκοντα
seventy
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
Every verse where G1440 appears — 5 distinct verses across 2 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Luke 2 verses
- Luke 10:1 ἑβδομήκοντα adj num indecl Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.
- Luke 10:17 ἑβδομήκοντα adj num indecl The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"
Acts 3 verses
- Acts 7:14 ἑβδομήκοντα adj num indecl Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
- Acts 23:23 ἑβδομήκοντα adj num indecl He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night."
- Acts 27:37 ἑβδομήκοντα adj num indecl In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
The Greek noun εβδομηκοντα centers on the idea of “seventy.” It is rare — just 5 verses in the entire Greek New Testament. Acts dominates its distribution — 3 of 5 verses. First canonically at Luke 10:1, it enters the text early. Related forms include εβδομος and εβδομηκοντακις. Dig into 5-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G1440 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 5
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 5 distinct verses.
- 2 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 2 of 27 New Testament books.
- #1,648
- by frequency
- Top 2500 most frequent Greek words (rank 1,648 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 5 occurrences in the concordance →
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 5 distinct verses.
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 5 verses · 100%
- Gospels 2 verses · 40%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Seventy 2×, Threescore 2×
- American Standard Version: Seventy 2×, Threescore 2×
- Berean Standard Bible: Seventy-two 2×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: not separately translated
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G1440 across 5 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G1440 across 5 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G1440 across 4 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Does not render G1440 with a distinct English word (not separately translated in its 5 tagged occurrences).
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- seventy
Word origin
Derived from εβδομος (hébdomos) (G1442) — seventh.
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G1440, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Derived from this word
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Septuagint usage
The same Greek word εβδομηκοντα appears 96 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 95 verses in 19 books.
- 96
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 95
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 19 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 19 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 5:12 ἑβδομήκοντα
- Exodus 1:5 ἑβδομήκοντα
- Numbers 1:25 ἑβδομήκοντα
- Deuteronomy 10:22 ἑβδομήκοντα
- Judges 1:7 ἑβδομήκοντα
- 1 Samuel 6:19 ἑβδομήκοντα
- 2 Samuel 6:1 ἑβδομήκοντα
- 1 Kings 2:35 ἑβδομήκοντα
- 2 Kings 10:1 ἑβδομήκοντα
- 1 Chronicles 21:14 ἑβδομήκοντα
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 ἑβδομήκοντα
- Ezra 2:3 ἑβδομήκοντα
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G1440) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 95. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 5:12 ἑβδομήκοντα Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.
- Genesis 11:17 ἑβδομήκοντα Eber lived after he became the father of Peleg four hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:24 ἑβδομήκοντα Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.
- Genesis 11:26 ἑβδομήκοντα Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
- Genesis 12:4 ἑβδομήκοντα So Abram went, as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.
- Genesis 25:7 ἑβδομήκοντα These are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.
- Genesis 46:27 ἑβδομήκοντα The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
- Genesis 50:3 ἑβδομήκοντα Forty days were fulfilled for him, for that is how many the days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for him for seventy days.
- Exodus 1:5 ἑβδομήκοντα All the souls who came out of the Jacob's body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.
- Exodus 15:27 ἑβδομήκοντα They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
- Exodus 24:1 ἑβδομήκοντα He said to Moses, "Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.
- Exodus 24:9 ἑβδομήκοντα Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
- Exodus 39:2 ἑβδομήκοντα He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- Exodus 39:5 ἑβδομήκοντα The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Exodus 39:6 ἑβδομήκοντα They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
- Numbers 1:25 ἑβδομήκοντα those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
- Numbers 2:4 ἑβδομήκοντα His division, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
- Numbers 3:43 ἑβδομήκοντα All the firstborn males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
- Numbers 3:46 ἑβδομήκοντα For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the Levites,
- Numbers 7:13 ἑβδομήκοντα and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:19 ἑβδομήκοντα He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:25 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:31 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:37 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:43 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:49 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:55 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:61 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:67 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:73 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:79 ἑβδομήκοντα gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
- Numbers 7:85 ἑβδομήκοντα each silver platter weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary;
- Numbers 11:16 ἑβδομήκοντα Yahweh said to Moses, Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you.
- Numbers 11:24 ἑβδομήκοντα Moses went out, and told the people the words of Yahweh: and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the Tent.
- Numbers 11:25 ἑβδομήκοντα Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders: and it happened that when the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.
- Numbers 26:18 ἑβδομήκοντα These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
- Numbers 31:32 ἑβδομήκοντα Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
- Numbers 31:33 ἑβδομήκοντα and seventy-two thousand oxen,
- Numbers 31:37 ἑβδομήκοντα and Yahweh's tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
- Numbers 31:38 ἑβδομήκοντα The oxen were thirty-six thousand; of which Yahweh's tribute was seventy-two.
- Numbers 33:9 ἑβδομήκοντα They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there.
- Deuteronomy 10:22 ἑβδομήκοντα Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the sky for multitude.
- Judges 1:7 ἑβδομήκοντα Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
- Judges 8:14 ἑβδομήκοντα He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders of it, seventy-seven men.
- Judges 8:30 ἑβδομήκοντα Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives.
- Judges 9:2 ἑβδομήκοντα Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
- Judges 9:4 ἑβδομήκοντα They gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
- Judges 9:5 ἑβδομήκοντα He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
- Judges 9:18 ἑβδομήκοντα and you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
- Judges 9:24 ἑβδομήκοντα that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G1440) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
