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I'm trying to come up with a term that can roughly be taken to mean a period of fifty years. This term has to be based on ancient Greek, but it doesn't have to be an exact translation. The term can be twisted about and bastardized a little, as long as the root meaning could be worked out.

I've come up with a couple possibilities working on my own and using Google, but ancient Greek translations are not straightforward things on the Internet, and I know very little compared to some of the knowledgeable people here.

So far I have Pentechron and Pentekost as options. For example, a person living in the year 159 could say that they were living in the ninth year of the Fourth Pentechron (the fourth period of 50 years). Would one or either of these terms work, given what I've outlined above?

Are there any other suggestions you might make as to cool-sounding terms that could be derived from whatever the actual translation is?

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A question related to ancient Greek words - 16/07/2013 09:58:53 PM 945 Views
Tom's your man for this one, I'd say, maybe Danny or Gabriel - 16/07/2013 10:50:49 PM 692 Views
It is for fiction, yes. - 16/07/2013 11:12:04 PM 654 Views
Re: It is for fiction, yes. - 17/07/2013 01:17:19 AM 742 Views
Re: It is for fiction, yes. - 17/07/2013 10:34:36 AM 609 Views
Re: It is for fiction, yes. - 17/07/2013 11:48:43 AM 703 Views
That would bug the hell out of me. - 17/07/2013 03:49:12 PM 687 Views
I'd bet few readers would notice or care though - 17/07/2013 05:26:12 PM 772 Views
Thanks. - 18/07/2013 04:34:23 PM 634 Views
Language is a great way to set a game up. - 18/07/2013 05:55:49 PM 685 Views
It adds some flavor and style - 18/07/2013 06:23:01 PM 568 Views
50 = pentêkonta. Year = etos. - 17/07/2013 12:00:09 AM 764 Views
Nice. - 17/07/2013 12:06:59 AM 620 Views
"Fifty years old" is πεντηκονταετης or πεντηκοντουτης - 18/07/2013 12:20:58 PM 556 Views
If I'm converting the letters correctly ... - 18/07/2013 04:20:49 PM 627 Views
The answer is Pentakron... - 18/07/2013 06:02:11 PM 699 Views
Re: The answer is Pentakron... *NM* - 18/07/2013 06:02:34 PM 284 Views

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