What does μυριάς (myriás) mean in the Bible?
μυριάς (myriás) is a Greek word meaning "a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number".
Greek · G3461
μυριάς
A ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
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μυριάςG3461
Pronunciationmyriás
What does μυριάς (myriás) mean in the Bible?
μυριάς (myriás) is a Greek word meaning "a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3461?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), myriads (2), many thousands (1), of myriads (1), thousands (1).
Where does μυριάς (myriás) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3), Acts (2), Hebrews (1), Jude (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .2×Acts 19:19, Revelation 9:16
myriads2×Jude 1:14, Revelation 5:11
many thousands1×Luke 12:1
of myriads1×Revelation 5:11
thousands1×Acts 21:20
to myriads1×Hebrews 12:22
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 12:1μυριάδωνtomany thousandsNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralActs 19:19μυριάδαςto. . .Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralActs 21:20μυριάδεςtothousandsNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralHebrews 12:22μυριάσινtoto myriadsNoun - Dative Feminine PluralJude 1:14μυριάσινtomyriadsNoun - Dative Feminine PluralRevelation 5:11μυριάδεςtomyriadsNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralRevelation 5:11μυριάδωνtoof myriadsNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralRevelation 9:16μυριάδωνto. . .Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 12:1
Aligned rows8
Books represented5
Luke1Acts2Hebrews1Jude1Revelation3
Source forms
μυριάδων3xmyriadōnLuke 12:1, Revelation 5:11, Revelation 9:16
μυριάδες2xmyriadesActs 21:20, Revelation 5:11
μυριάσιν2xmyriasinHebrews 12:22, Jude 1:14
μυριάδας1xmyriadasActs 19:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural3xLuke 12:1, Revelation 5:11, Revelation 9:16
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural2xHebrews 12:22, Jude 1:14
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural2xActs 21:20, Revelation 5:11
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural1xActs 19:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
Strong'sG3461
Lexical occurrences8 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms4 forms8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 12:1Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
μυριάδωνmuriadwn
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseActs 19:19Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
μυριάδαςmuriadav
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseActs 21:20Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
μυριάδεςmuriadev
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseHebrews 12:22Noun Dative Plural Feminine
μυριάσινmuriasin
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseJude 1:14Noun Dative Plural Feminine
μυριάσινmuriasin
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseRevelation 5:11Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
μυριάδεςmuriadev
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseRevelation 5:11Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
μυριάδων,muriadwn
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseRevelation 9:16Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
μυριάδεςmuriadev
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseRevelation 9:16Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
μυριάδων·muriadwn
a myriad, ten thousand
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms8Case patternGenitive (3)Number patternPlural (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 21:20 · Rev 5:112×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineLuke 12:1 · Rev 5:11 · Rev 9:163×
Dative · Plural · FeminineHeb 12:22 · Jude 1:142×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineActs 19:191×
Word Origins
μυριάς is built from this root:
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