◄ 5070. tetrakischilioi ►
Strong's Lexicon tetrakischilioi: Four thousand Original Word: τετρακισχίλιοι Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: tetrakischilioi Pronunciation: te-tra-kis-KHEE-lee-oi Phonetic Spelling: (tet-rak-is-khil'-ee-oy) Definition: Four thousand Meaning: four thousand. Word Origin: From the Greek words τέτρακις (tetrakis, meaning "four times") and χίλιοι (chilioi, meaning "thousand"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "tetrakischilioi," the concept of large numbers is often expressed in the Old Testament with terms like "eleph" (H505) for "thousand." Usage: The term "tetrakischilioi" is used in the New Testament to denote the number four thousand. It is a numerical adjective that appears in contexts where large groups of people are being counted, specifically in the miraculous feeding narratives. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, large numbers were often used to convey the magnitude of an event or group. The use of "tetrakischilioi" in the New Testament reflects the significance of Jesus' miracles, where He provided for the physical needs of large crowds, demonstrating His divine provision and compassion. The feeding of the multitudes is a testament to the abundance and sufficiency found in Christ, contrasting with the scarcity often experienced in the ancient Near East. HELPS Word-studies 5070 tetrakisxílioi(from 5507 /xílioi "a thousand" and tetrakis, "four times") – four thousand. 5070 /tetrakisxílioi ("4,000") occurs five times in the NT – four relating to the feeding of the four thousand (Mt 15:38, 16:10; Mk 8:9,20) which is both a literal and symbolic number (simultaneously). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an adverb derivation of tessares and chilioi Definition four thousand NASB Translation four thousand (5). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5070: τετρακισχίλιοι τετρακισχίλιοι, τετρακισχιλιαι, τετρακισχίλια, (τετράκις and χίλιοι), four thousand: Matthew 15:38; Matthew 16:10; Mark 8:9, 20; Acts 21:38. ((Herodotus, Aristophanes, Thucydides, others.)) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance four thousand. From the multiplicative adverb of tessares and chilioi; four times a thousand -- four thousand. see GREEK tessares see GREEK chilioi Forms and Transliterations τετρακισχίλια τετρακισχιλιοι τετρακισχίλιοι τετρακισχιλιους τετρακισχιλίους τετρακισχιλιων τετρακισχιλίων tetrakischilioi tetrakischílioi tetrakischilion tetrakischiliōn tetrakischilíon tetrakischilíōn tetrakischilious tetrakischilíous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 15:38 Adj-NMP GRK: ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν τετρακισχίλιοι ἄνδρες χωρὶς NAS: who ate were four thousand men, KJV: were four thousand men, INT: ate were four thousand men besides Matthew 16:10 Adj-GMP GRK: ἄρτους τῶν τετρακισχιλίων καὶ πόσας NAS: loaves of the four thousand, and how many KJV: loaves of the four thousand, and INT: loaves for the four thousand and how many Mark 8:9 Adj-NMP GRK: δὲ ὡς τετρακισχίλιοι καὶ ἀπέλυσεν NAS: About four thousand were [there]; and He sent them away. KJV: were about four thousand: and he sent INT: moreover about four thousand and he sent away Mark 8:20 Adj-AMP GRK: εἰς τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους πόσων σπυρίδων NAS: [I broke] the seven for the four thousand, how many KJV: among four thousand, how many INT: to the four thousand of how many baskets Acts 21:38 Adj-AMP GRK: ἔρημον τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους ἄνδρας τῶν NAS: and led the four thousand men KJV: the wilderness four thousand men INT: wilderness the four thousand men of the Strong's Greek 5070 5 Occurrences τετρακισχιλίων — 1 Occ. τετρακισχίλιοι — 2 Occ. τετρακισχιλίους — 2 Occ.