hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Randy Alexander]

Any idea on how to pronounce that?  Even where to put stress?


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:18 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:

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> On Nov 7, 2013, at 7:58 AM, "Mullins, Bill CIV (US)" <
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> > Subject:      Re: hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (UNCLASSIFIED)
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> > Pardon a direct question.  Is this fear of "666"?
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> Wikipedia:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
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> 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.
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