Murioi μύριοι
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| μύριοι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | murioi |
| Strong's number | G3463 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | myriad |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (2) |
Murioi (Greek μύριοι, Strong's G3463) is a Greek adjective meaning “myriad”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μυρίος, -α, -ον
1. numberless, countless, infinite: 1Co.4:15 14:19.
2. As a definite numeral, in pl., μύριοι, -αι, -α, ten thousand: Mat.18:24.†
(AS)
1. numberless, countless, infinite: 1Co.4:15 14:19.
2. As a definite numeral, in pl., μύριοι, -αι, -α, ten thousand: Mat.18:24.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thousand (2), ten thousand (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ten thousand (2), owing ten thousand (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Murioi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 18:24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 4:15For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 14:19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).