What does τρεῖς (treîs) mean in the Bible?
τρεῖς (treîs): The numeral three holds eschatological weight in NT narratives, especially regarding resurrection timing and divine completion
Greek · G5140
τρεῖς
"Three"
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τρεῖς G5140
Pronunciation treîs
What does τρεῖς (treîs) mean in the Bible?
τρεῖς (treîs): The numeral three holds eschatological weight in NT narratives, especially regarding resurrection timing and divine completion
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5140?
The BSB source-word alignment has 69 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include three (59), . . . (3), [For] three (3), for three (2), [the] Three (1).
Where does τρεῖς (treîs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (14), Matthew (12), Revelation (11), Luke (10).
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 three 59× Matthew 12:40, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 17:4
. . . 3× John 2:6, John 21:11, 1 Corinthians 10:8
[For] three 3× Acts 7:20, Acts 9:9, Acts 28:7
for three 2× James 5:17, Revelation 11:9
[the] Three 1× Acts 28:15
[There were] three 1× Revelation 21:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:40 τρεῖς to three Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 12:40 τρεῖς to three Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 12:40 τρεῖς to three Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 12:40 τρεῖς to three Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 13:33 τρία to three Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Matthew 15:32 τρεῖς to three Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Matthew 17:4 τρεῖς to three Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 18:16 τριῶν to three Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 18:20 τρεῖς to three Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 26:61 τριῶν to three Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:40
Aligned rows 69
Books represented 13
Matthew 12 Mark 7 Luke 10 John 4 Acts 14 1 Corinthians 4 2 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1 1 Timothy 1 Hebrews 1 James 1 1 John 2 Revelation 11
Source forms
τρεῖς 43x treis Matthew 12:40, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 18:20
τριῶν 10x triōn Matthew 18:16, Matthew 26:61, Mark 14:58, Luke 10:36
τρία 9x tria Matthew 13:33, Luke 4:25, Luke 13:7, Luke 13:21
τρισὶν 5x trisin Matthew 27:40, Mark 15:29, John 2:19, John 2:20
τρισίν 1x trisin Luke 12:52
Τριῶν 1x Triōn Acts 28:15
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural 19x Matthew 12:40, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 27:63, Mark 8:31
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 11x Matthew 18:20, Luke 12:52, Acts 10:19, Acts 11:11
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 9x Luke 1:56, Luke 11:5, John 2:6, Acts 7:20
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 8x Matthew 13:33, Luke 4:25, Luke 13:7, Luke 13:21
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 6x Matthew 18:16, Luke 10:36, John 21:11, 2 Corinthians 13:1
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural 5x Matthew 26:61, Mark 14:58, Acts 5:7, Acts 28:15
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural 4x Matthew 27:40, Mark 15:29, John 2:19, John 2:20
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural 4x Matthew 15:32, Mark 8:2, 1 Corinthians 10:8, Revelation 6:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. The numeral three holds eschatological weight in NT narratives, especially regarding resurrection timing and divine completion
Strong's G5140
Lexical occurrences 67 verses Greek text appearances 67 times 16 shown below Word forms 10 forms 67 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:1-13 Source Gloss
"three"
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
The numeral three holds eschatological weight in NT narratives, especially regarding resurrection timing and divine completion
three: Mat.12:40, al.; μετὰ τ. ἡμέρας = τῇ τρίτῃ ἡ., Mrk.10:34, al. (cf. Field, Notes, 11 ff.) Τρεῖς Ταβέρναι (see: ταβέρνη), Three Taverns (Lit. Tres Tabernae) a halting place on the Appian Way: Act.28:15 (see DB, iv, 690).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 67 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:40 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Matthew 12:40 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Matthew 12:40 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Matthew 12:40 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Matthew 13:33 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
τρία, tria
three
Read verse Matthew 15:32 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Matthew 17:4 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Matthew 18:16 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
τριῶν triwn
three
Read verse Matthew 18:20 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Matthew 26:61 Adjective Genitive Plural Feminine
τριῶν triwn
three
Read verse Matthew 27:40 Adjective Dative Plural Feminine
τρισὶν trisin
three
Read verse Matthew 27:63 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Mark 8:2 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Mark 8:31 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς treiv
three
Read verse Mark 9:5 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς, treiv
three
Read verse Mark 14:58 Adjective Genitive Plural Feminine
τριῶν triwn
three
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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 67 Case pattern Accusative (36) Number pattern Plural (67)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 18:20 · Luke 12:52 · Acts 11:11 · 1 Cor 14:29 · 1 John 5:7 · 1 John 5:8 · Rev 21:13 10×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 15:32 · Mark 8:2 · 1 Cor 10:8 · Rev 6:6 4×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 13:13 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 18:16 · Luke 10:36 · John 21:11 · 2 Cor 13:1 · 1 Tim 5:19 · Rev 8:13 6×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 26:61 · Mark 14:58 · Acts 5:7 · Rev 9:18 4×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 27:40 · Mark 15:29 · John 2:19 · John 2:20 4×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 12:52 · Heb 10:28 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 12:40 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 27:63 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:31 · Mark 10:34 · Luke 2:46 · Luke 9:33 · Acts 9:9 · Acts 25:1 · Acts 28:7 · Acts 28:12 · Acts 28:17 · Rev 11:9 · Rev 11:11 19×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:56 · Luke 11:5 · John 2:6 · Acts 7:20 · Acts 19:8 · Acts 20:3 · Acts 28:11 · 1 Cor 14:27 · Jas 5:17 9×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:33 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 13:7 · Luke 13:21 · Acts 17:2 · Gal 1:18 · Rev 16:13 · Rev 16:19 8×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Numerical quantity in parable of persistence, friend requesting three loaves
Temporal duration, fig tree given three years to produce fruit before cutting
Measurement quantity, three measures of flour mixed with leaven in parable
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 67 lexical occurrence verses.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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