What does ἀριθμός (arithmós) mean in the Bible?
ἀριθμός (arithmós) is a Greek word meaning "a number (as reckoned up)".
Greek · G706
ἀριθμός
A number (as reckoned up)
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ἀριθμόςG706
Pronunciationarithmós
What does ἀριθμός (arithmós) mean in the Bible?
ἀριθμός (arithmós) is a Greek word meaning "a number (as reckoned up)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G706?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include number (11), - (1), [of them] (1), [one] (1), [the] number (1).
Where does ἀριθμός (arithmós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (10), Acts (5), John (1), Luke (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 Itnumber11×Acts 4:4, Acts 6:7, Romans 9:27, Revelation 5:11
-1×Acts 5:36
[of them]1×John 6:10
[one]1×Luke 22:3
[the] number1×Revelation 13:18
in numbers1×Acts 16:5
number [is]1×Revelation 13:18
number [of people]1×Acts 11:21
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 22:3ἀριθμοῦto[one]Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJohn 6:10ἀριθμὸνto[of them]Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 4:4ἀριθμὸςtonumberNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 5:36ἀριθμὸςto-Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 6:7ἀριθμὸςtonumberNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 11:21ἀριθμὸςtonumber [of people]Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 16:5ἀριθμῷtoin numbersNoun - Dative Masculine SingularRomans 9:27ἀριθμὸςtonumberNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularRevelation 5:11ἀριθμὸςtonumberNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularRevelation 7:4ἀριθμὸνtonumberNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 22:3
Aligned rows18
Books represented5
Luke1John1Acts5Romans1Revelation10
Source forms
ἀριθμὸς10xarithmosActs 4:4, Acts 5:36, Acts 6:7, Acts 11:21
ἀριθμὸν5xarithmonJohn 6:10, Revelation 7:4, Revelation 9:16, Revelation 13:17
ἀριθμοῦ2xarithmouLuke 22:3, Revelation 15:2
ἀριθμῷ1xarithmōActs 16:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular10xActs 4:4, Acts 5:36, Acts 6:7, Acts 11:21
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular5xJohn 6:10, Revelation 7:4, Revelation 9:16, Revelation 13:17
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular2xLuke 22:3, Revelation 15:2
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xActs 16:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a number (as reckoned up)
Strong'sG706
Lexical occurrences18 versesGreek text appearances18 times16 shown belowWord forms4 forms18 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a number (as reckoned up)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 18 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:3Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀριθμοῦariqmou
a number, total
Read verseJohn 6:10Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸνariqmon
a number, total
Read verseActs 4:4Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseActs 5:36Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseActs 6:7Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseActs 11:21Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseActs 16:5Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμῷariqmw
a number, total
Read verseRomans 9:27Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 5:11Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 7:4Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸνariqmon
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 9:16Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 9:16Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸνariqmon
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 13:17Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸνariqmon
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 13:18Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸνariqmon
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 13:18Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
Read verseRevelation 13:18Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸςariqmov
a number, total
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 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms18Case patternNominative (10)Number patternSingular (18)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 4:4 · Acts 5:36 · Acts 6:7 · Acts 11:21 · Rom 9:27 · Rev 5:11 · Rev 9:16 · Rev 13:18 · Rev 20:810×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 22:3 · Rev 15:22×
Dative · Singular · MasculineActs 16:51×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineJohn 6:10 · Rev 7:4 · Rev 9:16 · Rev 13:17 · Rev 13:185×
Word Origins
ἀριθμός is built from this root: