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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5070. τετρακισχίλιοι (tetrakischilioi) -- Four thousand</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5070.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/12-38.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5070.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5070</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5069.htm" title="5069">◄</a> 5070. tetrakischilioi <a href="../greek/5071.htm" title="5071">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tetrakischilioi: Four thousand</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">τετρακισχίλιοι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tetrakischilioi<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>te-tra-kis-KHEE-lee-oi<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tet-rak-is-khil'-ee-oy)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Four thousand<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>four thousand.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words τέτρακις (tetrakis, meaning "four times") and χίλιοι (chilioi, meaning "thousand").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5070</b> <i>tetrakisxílioi</i>(from <a href="/greek/5507.htm">5507</a> <i>/xílioi</i> "a thousand" and<i> tetrakis, </i>"four times") – <i>four thousand</i>. <a href="/greek/5070.htm">5070</a> <i>/tetrakisxílioi</i> ("4,000") occurs five times in the NT – four relating to the feeding of the <i>four thousand</i> (Mt 15:38, 16:10; Mk 8:9,20) which is both a<i> literal and symbolic number</i> (simultaneously).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an adverb derivation of <a href="/greek/5064.htm">tessares</a> and <a href="/greek/5507.htm">chilioi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>four thousand<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>four thousand (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5070: τετρακισχίλιοι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">τετρακισχίλιοι</span></span>, <span class="greek2">τετρακισχιλιαι</span>, <span class="greek2">τετρακισχίλια</span>, (<span class="greek2">τετράκις</span> and <span class="greek2">χίλιοι</span>), <span class="accented">four thousand</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-38.htm">Matthew 15:38</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/16-10.htm">Matthew 16:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/8-9.htm">Mark 8:9, 20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/21-38.htm">Acts 21:38</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, others.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>four thousand. <p>From the multiplicative adverb of <a href="/greek/5064.htm">tessares</a> and <a href="/greek/5507.htm">chilioi</a>; four times a thousand -- four thousand. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5064.htm">tessares</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5507.htm">chilioi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>τετρακισχίλια τετρακισχιλιοι τετρακισχίλιοι τετρακισχιλιους τετρακισχιλίους τετρακισχιλιων τετρακισχιλίων tetrakischilioi tetrakischílioi tetrakischilion tetrakischiliōn tetrakischilíon tetrakischilíōn tetrakischilious tetrakischilíous<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/15-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:38</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν <b>τετρακισχίλιοι</b> ἄνδρες χωρὶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who ate <span class="itali">were four thousand</span> men,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were <span class="itali">four thousand</span> men,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ate were <span class="itali">four thousand</span> men besides<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/16-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 16:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρτους τῶν <b>τετρακισχιλίων</b> καὶ πόσας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> loaves <span class="itali">of the four thousand,</span> and how many<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> loaves <span class="itali">of the four thousand,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/16-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> loaves for the <span class="itali">four thousand</span> and how many<p><b><a href="/text/mark/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 8:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ὡς <b>τετρακισχίλιοι</b> καὶ ἀπέλυσεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> About <span class="itali">four thousand</span> were [there]; and He sent them away.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were about <span class="itali">four thousand:</span> and he sent<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover about <span class="itali">four thousand</span> and he sent away<p><b><a href="/text/mark/8-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 8:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τοὺς <b>τετρακισχιλίους</b> πόσων σπυρίδων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [I broke] the seven <span class="itali">for the four thousand,</span> how many<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> among <span class="itali">four thousand,</span> how many<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/8-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">four thousand</span> of how many baskets<p><b><a href="/text/acts/21-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 21:38</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔρημον τοὺς <b>τετρακισχιλίους</b> ἄνδρας τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and led <span class="itali">the four thousand</span> men<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wilderness <span class="itali">four thousand</span> men<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wilderness the <span class="itali">four thousand</span> men of the<p><b><a href="/greek/5070.htm">Strong's Greek 5070</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5070.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/tetrakischilio_n_5070.htm">τετρακισχιλίων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/tetrakischilioi_5070.htm">τετρακισχίλιοι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/tetrakischilious_5070.htm">τετρακισχιλίους — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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