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Five, Five times

Five, Five times is derived by some from words suggesting the fingers of a hand, or a fist. The word is frequent in the Gospels. Pentakis, "five times," is found in 2Co 11:24; pentakosioi, "five hundred," in L...

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Five, Five times <1,,4002, pente>

is derived by some from words suggesting the fingers of a hand, or a fist. The word is frequent in the Gospels. Pentakis, "five times," is found in 2Co 11:24; pentakosioi, "five hundred," in Luk 7:41, 1Co 15:6; pentakischilioi, "five thousand" (chilios, "a thousand"), in Mat 14:21, Mat 16:9 and corresponding passages. See FIFTEENTH, FIFTH, FIFTY.

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