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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ἀριθμός G706
Pronunciation arithmós
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 It number 11× 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] number 1× Revelation 13:18
in numbers 1× Acts 16:5
number [is] 1× Revelation 13:18
number [of people] 1× Acts 11:21
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Luke 22:3 ἀριθμοῦ to [one] Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular John 6:10 ἀριθμὸν to [of them] Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 4:4 ἀριθμὸς to number Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 5:36 ἀριθμὸς to - Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 6:7 ἀριθμὸς to number Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 11:21 ἀριθμὸς to number [of people] Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 16:5 ἀριθμῷ to in numbers Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Romans 9:27 ἀριθμὸς to number Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 5:11 ἀριθμὸς to number Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 7:4 ἀριθμὸν to number Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 22:3
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 5
Luke 1 John 1 Acts 5 Romans 1 Revelation 10
Source forms
ἀριθμὸς 10x arithmos Acts 4:4, Acts 5:36, Acts 6:7, Acts 11:21
ἀριθμὸν 5x arithmon John 6:10, Revelation 7:4, Revelation 9:16, Revelation 13:17
ἀριθμοῦ 2x arithmou Luke 22:3, Revelation 15:2
ἀριθμῷ 1x arithmō Acts 16:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 10x Acts 4:4, Acts 5:36, Acts 6:7, Acts 11:21
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 5x John 6:10, Revelation 7:4, Revelation 9:16, Revelation 13:17
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Luke 22:3, Revelation 15:2
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 16:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a number (as reckoned up)
Strong's G706
Lexical occurrences 18 verses Greek text appearances 18 times 16 shown below Word forms 4 forms 18 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a number (as reckoned up)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 22:3 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀριθμοῦ ariqmou
a number, total
Read verse John 6:10 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸν ariqmon
a number, total
Read verse Acts 4:4 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Acts 5:36 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Acts 6:7 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Acts 11:21 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Acts 16:5 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμῷ ariqmw
a number, total
Read verse Romans 9:27 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 5:11 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 7:4 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸν ariqmon
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 9:16 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 9:16 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸν ariqmon
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 13:17 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸν ariqmon
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 13:18 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸν ariqmon
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 13:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
a number, total
Read verse Revelation 13:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀριθμὸς ariqmov
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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 18 Case pattern Nominative (10) Number pattern Singular (18)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 4:4 · Acts 5:36 · Acts 6:7 · Acts 11:21 · Rom 9:27 · Rev 5:11 · Rev 9:16 · Rev 13:18 · Rev 20:8 10×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 22:3 · Rev 15:2 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Acts 16:5 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 6:10 · Rev 7:4 · Rev 9:16 · Rev 13:17 · Rev 13:18 5×
Word Origins
ἀριθμός is built from this root:
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