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δισμυριάς

MainId: 001382000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: δ

StrongCodes: G1364a

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001382001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: δισμυριάς

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -άδος

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'δισμυριάς', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'δύο', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'μυρίος', 'Meanings': []}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001382001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 60.9

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Number

      LEXSubDomains: Number, Countless

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-07-08 22:01:57

         DefinitionShort: an indefinitely large number (even greater than {L:μυριάς}[b], {D:60.8})

         Glosses: ['countless', 'incalculable', 'great number of']

         Comments: Though it is possible to understand δισμυριάδες μυριάδων in {S:06600901600016} as meaning ‘two hundred million’ (literally ‘twenty thousand times ten thousand’), the evident intent of the text is to emphasize the extreme number rather than to specify some large quantity.

      LEXReferences: REV 9:16