What does τέσσαρες (téssares) mean in the Bible?
τέσσαρες (téssares): Cardinal number denoting a set of four units; foundational in NT apocalyptic and narrative structure.
Greek · G5064
τέσσαρες
Four
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τέσσαρεςG5064
Pronunciationtéssares
What does τέσσαρες (téssares) mean in the Bible?
τέσσαρες (téssares): Cardinal number denoting a set of four units; foundational in NT apocalyptic and narrative structure.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5064?
The BSB source-word alignment has 41 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include four (24), . . . (9), - (2), [into] four (1), [were] four (1).
Where does τέσσαρες (téssares) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (29), Acts (6), John (2), Mark (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfour24×Matthew 24:31, Mark 13:27, John 11:17, Acts 21:9
. . .9×Luke 2:37, Revelation 4:10, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 7:4
-2×Revelation 4:4
[into] four1×John 19:23
[were] four1×Revelation 4:6
by [its] four1×Acts 11:5
by four1×Acts 12:4
by its four1×Acts 10:11
four [men]1×Mark 2:3
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Matthew 24:31τεσσάρωνtofourAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralMark 2:3τεσσάρωνtofour [men]Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralMark 13:27τεσσάρωνtofourAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralLuke 2:37τεσσάρωνto. . .Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralJohn 11:17τέσσαραςtofourAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralJohn 19:23τέσσαραto[into] fourAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralActs 10:11τέσσαρσινtoby its fourAdjective - Dative Feminine PluralActs 11:5τέσσαρσινtoby [its] fourAdjective - Dative Feminine PluralActs 12:4τέσσαρσινtoby fourAdjective - Dative Neuter PluralActs 21:9τέσσαρεςtofourAdjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 24:31
Aligned rows41
Books represented6
Matthew1Mark2Luke1John2Acts6Revelation29
Source forms
τεσσάρων12xtessarōnMatthew 24:31, Mark 2:3, Mark 13:27, Luke 2:37
τέσσαρες11xtessaresActs 21:9, Acts 21:23, Revelation 4:4, Revelation 4:10
τέσσαρας7xtessarasJohn 11:17, Acts 27:29, Revelation 4:4, Revelation 7:1
τέσσαρα6xtessaraJohn 19:23, Revelation 4:6, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 5:8
τέσσαρσιν5xtessarsinActs 10:11, Acts 11:5, Acts 12:4, Revelation 7:2
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural8xLuke 2:37, Revelation 5:6, Revelation 6:1, Revelation 6:6
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural7xActs 21:23, Revelation 4:4, Revelation 4:10, Revelation 5:8
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural5xRevelation 4:6, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 5:14
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural4xRevelation 4:4, Revelation 7:1, Revelation 9:14
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural4xMatthew 24:31, Mark 2:3, Mark 13:27, Revelation 21:17
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural4xActs 21:9, Revelation 7:4, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 14:3
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural3xJohn 11:17, Acts 27:29, Revelation 7:1
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural3xActs 10:11, Acts 11:5, Revelation 20:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Cardinal number denoting a set of four units; foundational in NT apocalyptic and narrative structure.
Strong'sG5064
Lexical occurrences40 versesGreek text appearances35 times16 shown belowWord forms10 forms40 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
four
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 35 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:31Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
τεσσάρωνtessarwn
four
Read verseMark 2:3Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
τεσσάρων.tessarwn
four
Read verseMark 13:27Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
τεσσάρωνtessarwn
four
Read verseJohn 11:17Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τέσσαραςtessarav
four
Read verseJohn 19:23Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
τέσσαραtessara
four
Read verseActs 10:11Adjective Dative Plural Feminine
τέσσαρσινtessarsin
four
Read verseActs 11:5Adjective Dative Plural Feminine
τέσσαρσινtessarsin
four
Read verseActs 12:4Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
τέσσαρσιtessarsin
four
Read verseActs 21:9Adjective Nominative Plural Feminine
τέσσαρεςtessarev
four
Read verseActs 21:23Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
τέσσαρεςtessarev
four
Read verseActs 27:29Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τέσσαρας,tessarav
four
Read verseRevelation 4:4Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
τέσσαρες·tessarev
four
Read verseRevelation 4:4Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
τέσσαραςtessarav
four
Read verseRevelation 4:6Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
τέσσαραtessara
four
Read verseRevelation 4:8Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
τέσσαραtessara
four
Read verseRevelation 4:10Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
τέσσαρεςtessarev
four
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 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms40Case patternNominative (16)Number patternPlural (39)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 21:23 · Rev 4:4 · Rev 4:10 · Rev 5:8 · Rev 9:15 · Rev 11:16 · Rev 19:47×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRev 4:6 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 5:8 · Rev 5:14 · Rev 19:45×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 21:9 · Rev 7:4 · Rev 14:1 · Rev 14:34×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 2:37 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 6:6 · Rev 7:11 · Rev 14:3 · Rev 15:77×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 24:31 · Mark 2:3 · Mark 13:27 · Rev 21:174×
Dative · Plural · FeminineActs 10:11 · Acts 11:5 · Rev 20:83×
Dative · Plural · NeuterActs 12:41×
Dative · Plural · MasculineRev 7:21×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineRev 4:4 · Rev 7:1 · Rev 9:144×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineJohn 11:17 · Acts 27:29 · Rev 7:13×
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