πεντηκοστήpentēkostḗ
fiftieth.
Greek (New Testament) · G4005
Meanings
As as a noun, ἡ π.
(a) (namely μερίς), at Athens, a tax of two per cent.
(b) (namely ἡμέρα, i.e. the fiftieth day after the Passover), Pentecost, the second of the three great Jewish feasts (Tobit 2:1, 2 Maccabees 12:32; ἑορτὴ ἑβδομάδων, Deuteronomy 16:10, and elsewhere): Acts 2:1, Acts 20:16, 1 Corinthians 16:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 2:1 On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.
- Acts 20:16 Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, for he didn’t want to spend any more time in the province of Asia. He was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if possible, in time for the Festival of Pentecost.
- 1 Corinthians 16:8 In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.