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Term: hundred sheep

hundred sheep

The Greek that is translated as “a hundred sheep” in English is translated in Ekari with “sixty sheep.” In Ekari “sixty” is the highest basic unit. the equivalent of “one hundred” in Greek. The arithmetical equivalent of “hundred” would be the cumbersome “forty of the second sixty.”

Language: Ekari

Verse: Luke 15:4 · Matt 18:12

Source: Reiling / Swellengrebel (UBS Helps for Translators) 1971

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