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Fifteen, Fifteenth

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: δεκαπέντε

(Strong's #1178 — Noun — dekapente — dek-ap-en'-teh )

lit., "ten-five," occurs in John 11:18; Acts 27:28; Galatians 1:18 .

Notes: (1) In Acts 7:14 , "threescore and fifteen" translates a different numeral, lit., "seventy-five." This refers to all Joseph's kindred whom he sent for. There is no discrepancy between this and Genesis 46:26 . The Sept. translations give the number as 75 in Genesis 46:27 and in Exodus 1:5 , and this Stephen follows, being a Grecian Jew. (2) The corresponding ordinal numeral pentekaidekatos, "fifteenth" (lit., "five and tenth") is found In Luke 3:1 , where Luke dates the reign of Tiberias from the period of his joint rule with Augustus.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Fifteen, Fifteenth'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​f/fifteen-fifteenth.html. 1940.