What does τετραπλόος (tetraplóos) mean in the Bible?
τετραπλόος (tetraplóos): Fourfold restitution; specifically, four times the original amount as compensation or penalty.
Greek · G5073
τετραπλόος
Quadruple
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τετραπλόος G5073
Pronunciation tetraplóos
What does τετραπλόος (tetraplóos) mean in the Bible?
τετραπλόος (tetraplóos): Fourfold restitution; specifically, four times the original amount as compensation or penalty.
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How does the BSB render G5073?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include fourfold (1).
Where does τετραπλόος (tetraplóos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It fourfold 1× Luke 19:8
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First aligned row Luke 19:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
τετραπλοῦν 1x tetraploun Luke 19:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 19:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Fourfold restitution; specifically, four times the original amount as compensation or penalty.
Source Gloss
quadruple
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Fourfold restitution; specifically, four times the original amount as compensation or penalty.
fourfold: Luk.19:8.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 19:8 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
τετραπλοῦν. tetraploun
four-fold
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.
Word Origins
τετραπλόος is built from these roots:
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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