What does εἴκοσι · μυριάς mean in the Bible?
εἴκοσι · μυριάς is a Greek phrase meaning "twenty thousand".
Greek · G1501, G3461
εἴκοσι χιλιάδων
A score · a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
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εἴκοσι G1501 a score
Pronunciation eíkosi
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μυριάς G3461 a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
Pronunciation myriás
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What does εἴκοσι χιλιάδων (eikosi chiliadōn) mean in the Bible?
εἴκοσι · μυριάς is a Greek phrase meaning "twenty thousand".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. twenty thousand
Strong's G1501, G3461
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Source Gloss
twenty thousand
Word Origins
εἴκοσι χιλιάδων is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain