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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τρεῖςG5140
Pronunciationtreîs
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 Itthree59×Matthew 12:40, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 17:4
. . .3×John 2:6, John 21:11, 1 Corinthians 10:8
[For] three3×Acts 7:20, Acts 9:9, Acts 28:7
for three2×James 5:17, Revelation 11:9
[the] Three1×Acts 28:15
[There were] three1×Revelation 21:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:40τρεῖςtothreeAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 12:40τρεῖςtothreeAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 12:40τρεῖςtothreeAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 12:40τρεῖςtothreeAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 13:33τρίαtothreeAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMatthew 15:32τρεῖςtothreeAdjective - Nominative Feminine PluralMatthew 17:4τρεῖςtothreeAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 18:16τριῶνtothreeAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralMatthew 18:20τρεῖςtothreeAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralMatthew 26:61τριῶνtothreeAdjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 12:40
Aligned rows69
Books represented13
Matthew12Mark7Luke10John4Acts141 Corinthians42 Corinthians1Galatians11 Timothy1Hebrews1James11 John2Revelation11
Source forms
τρεῖς43xtreisMatthew 12:40, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 18:20
τριῶν10xtriōnMatthew 18:16, Matthew 26:61, Mark 14:58, Luke 10:36
τρία9xtriaMatthew 13:33, Luke 4:25, Luke 13:7, Luke 13:21
τρισὶν5xtrisinMatthew 27:40, Mark 15:29, John 2:19, John 2:20
τρισίν1xtrisinLuke 12:52
Τριῶν1xTriōnActs 28:15
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural19xMatthew 12:40, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 27:63, Mark 8:31
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural11xMatthew 18:20, Luke 12:52, Acts 10:19, Acts 11:11
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural9xLuke 1:56, Luke 11:5, John 2:6, Acts 7:20
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural8xMatthew 13:33, Luke 4:25, Luke 13:7, Luke 13:21
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural6xMatthew 18:16, Luke 10:36, John 21:11, 2 Corinthians 13:1
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural5xMatthew 26:61, Mark 14:58, Acts 5:7, Acts 28:15
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural4xMatthew 27:40, Mark 15:29, John 2:19, John 2:20
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural4xMatthew 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'sG5140
Lexical occurrences67 versesGreek text appearances67 times16 shown belowWord forms10 forms67 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 11:1-13Source Gloss
"three"
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 12:40Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMatthew 12:40Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMatthew 12:40Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMatthew 12:40Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMatthew 13:33Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
τρία,tria
three
Read verseMatthew 15:32Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMatthew 17:4Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMatthew 18:16Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
τριῶνtriwn
three
Read verseMatthew 18:20Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMatthew 26:61Adjective Genitive Plural Feminine
τριῶνtriwn
three
Read verseMatthew 27:40Adjective Dative Plural Feminine
τρισὶνtrisin
three
Read verseMatthew 27:63Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMark 8:2Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMark 8:31Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖςtreiv
three
Read verseMark 9:5Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
τρεῖς,treiv
three
Read verseMark 14:58Adjective Genitive Plural Feminine
τριῶνtriwn
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 patterns10Aligned forms67Case patternAccusative (36)Number patternPlural (67)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 18:20 · Luke 12:52 · Acts 11:11 · 1 Cor 14:29 · 1 John 5:7 · 1 John 5:8 · Rev 21:1310×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMatt 15:32 · Mark 8:2 · 1 Cor 10:8 · Rev 6:64×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter1 Cor 13:131×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 18:16 · Luke 10:36 · John 21:11 · 2 Cor 13:1 · 1 Tim 5:19 · Rev 8:136×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineMatt 26:61 · Mark 14:58 · Acts 5:7 · Rev 9:184×
Dative · Plural · FeminineMatt 27:40 · Mark 15:29 · John 2:19 · John 2:204×
Dative · Plural · MasculineLuke 12:52 · Heb 10:282×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 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 11:1119×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 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 5:179×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 13:33 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 13:7 · Luke 13:21 · Acts 17:2 · Gal 1:18 · Rev 16:13 · Rev 16:198×
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.
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