pentekostysn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛntᵻˈkɒstɪs/, U.S.

/ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɔstəs/,

/ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɑstəs/

Inflections: Plural pentekostyes;

Forms:

α. 1800s pentecostys, 1800s pentekosties (plural), 1900s– pentekostys.

β. 1800s pentekosty /pɛntᵻkɒstɪ/.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πεντηκοστύς.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (plural πεντηκοστύες ) a number or company of fifty < πεντηκοστός fiftieth (see Pentecost n.).The form pentekosty probably represents an inferred singular (which in turn gives rise to the plural form pentekosties).

Ancient History.

In ancient Greece: a division of the army comprising fifty men.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > body of 50

pentekostys1808

1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) I. iv. 216 Each Lochus consisted of four Pentecostyes, and each Pentecostys of four Enomoties.

1869 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. (ed. 2) 483/1 An enomotia, pentecostys, &c.

1906 Classical Philol. 1 84 The editor tells us in the preface the Greek words like Nike and Pentekostys are usually transliterated.

1984 Hesperia 53 206 Here too were to be found stelai which carried the names of Argive citizens arranged by tribe, phratry, and pentekostys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentekostys
释义	pentekostysn. Brit. /ˌpɛntᵻˈkɒstɪs/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɔstəs/, /ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɑstəs/ Inflections: Plural pentekostyes; Forms: α. 1800s pentecostys, 1800s pentekosties (plural), 1900s– pentekostys. β. 1800s pentekosty /pɛntᵻkɒstɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πεντηκοστύς. Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (plural πεντηκοστύες ) a number or company of fifty < πεντηκοστός fiftieth (see Pentecost n.).The form pentekosty probably represents an inferred singular (which in turn gives rise to the plural form pentekosties). Ancient History. In ancient Greece: a division of the army comprising fifty men. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > body of 50 pentekostys1808 1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) I. iv. 216 Each Lochus consisted of four Pentecostyes, and each Pentecostys of four Enomoties. 1869 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. (ed. 2) 483/1 An enomotia, pentecostys, &c. 1906 Classical Philol. 1 84 The editor tells us in the preface the Greek words like Nike and Pentekostys are usually transliterated. 1984 Hesperia 53 206 Here too were to be found stelai which carried the names of Argive citizens arranged by tribe, phratry, and pentekostys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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