What does τριάκοντα (triákonta) mean in the Bible?
τριάκοντα (triákonta): Numerical cardinal meaning thirty; appears frequently in Gospel narratives for denoting specific ages and monetary amounts
Greek · G5144
τριάκοντα
Thirty
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τριάκονταG5144
Pronunciationtriákonta
What does τριάκοντα (triákonta) mean in the Bible?
τριάκοντα (triákonta): Numerical cardinal meaning thirty; appears frequently in Gospel narratives for denoting specific ages and monetary amounts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5144?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include thirty (4), thirtyfold (4), . . . (2), [for] thirty-eight (1).
Where does τριάκοντα (triákonta) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), John (2), Mark (2), Galatians (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 Itthirty4×Matthew 26:15, Matthew 27:3, Matthew 27:9, Luke 3:23
thirtyfold4×Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:8, Mark 4:20
. . .2×John 6:19, Galatians 3:17
[for] thirty-eight1×John 5:5
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:8τριάκονταtothirtyfoldAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMatthew 13:23τριάκονταtothirtyfoldAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMatthew 26:15τριάκονταtothirtyAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMatthew 27:3τριάκονταtothirtyAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMatthew 27:9τριάκονταtothirtyAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMark 4:8τριάκονταtothirtyfoldAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMark 4:20τριάκονταtothirtyfoldAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralLuke 3:23τριάκονταtothirtyAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralJohn 5:5τριάκονταto[for] thirty-eightAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralJohn 6:19τριάκονταto. . .Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 13:8
Aligned rows11
Books represented5
Matthew5Mark2Luke1John2Galatians1
Source forms
τριάκοντα11xtriakontaMatthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 27:3
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural9xMatthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 27:3
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural1xJohn 6:19
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural1xLuke 3:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Numerical cardinal meaning thirty; appears frequently in Gospel narratives for denoting specific ages and monetary amounts
Strong'sG5144
Lexical occurrences11 versesGreek text appearances11 timesWord forms3 forms11 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
thirty
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Numerical cardinal meaning thirty; appears frequently in Gospel narratives for denoting specific ages and monetary amounts
(τρεῖς), thirty: Mat.13:8, al.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:8Numeral
τριάκοντα.triakonta
thirty
Read verseMatthew 13:23Numeral
τριάκοντα.triakonta
thirty
Read verseMatthew 26:15Numeral
τριάκονταtriakonta
thirty
Read verseMatthew 27:3Numeral
τριάκονταtriakonta
thirty
Read verseMatthew 27:9Numeral
τριάκονταtriakonta
thirty
Read verseMark 4:8Numeral
τριάκοντα,triakonta
thirty
Read verseMark 4:20Numeral
τριάκοντα,triakonta
thirty
Read verseLuke 3:23Numeral
τριάκονταtriakonta
thirty
Read verseJohn 5:5Numeral
τριάκονταtriakonta
thirty
Read verseJohn 6:19Numeral
τριάκοντα,triakonta
thirty
Read verseGalatians 3:17Numeral
τριάκονταtriakonta
thirty
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 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms11Case patternAccusative (10)Number patternPlural (11)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 3:231×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 26:15 · Matt 27:3 · Matt 27:9 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · John 5:5 · Gal 3:179×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineJohn 6:191×
Word Origins
τριάκοντα is built from this root:
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