On ADS-L: on Nov 7, 2013, at 7:58 AM, Bill Mullins wrote:
Subject: Re: hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
Pardon a direct question. Is this fear of “666”?
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (derived from Ancient Greek roots ἑξακόσιοι [hexakósioi, “six hundred”], ἑξήκοντα [hexékonta, “sixty”], and ἕξ [héx, “six”]; literally meaning “fear of [the number] six hundred sixty-six”) is the fear that originated from the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18, which indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan or the Anti-Christ.
November 7, 2013 at 11:13 am |
On ADS-L, Randy Alexander wonders how to pronounce the word — presumably, main accents on hex throughout — and Larry Horn suggests: