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Lexicon :: Strong's G5140 - treis

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τρεῖς
Transliteration
treis (Key)
Pronunciation
trice
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary (plural) number
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:216,1188

Strong’s Definitions

τρεῖς treîs, trice; a primary (plural) number; "three":—three.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x

The KJV translates Strong's G5140 in the following manner: three (69x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x
The KJV translates Strong's G5140 in the following manner: three (69x).
  1. three

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τρεῖς treîs, trice; a primary (plural) number; "three":—three.
STRONGS G5140:
τρεῖς, οἱ, αἱ, τρία, τά, three: Matthew 12:40; Mark 8:2; Luke 1:56; John 2:19, and often. (From Homer down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
12:40
Mark
8:2
Luke
1:56
John
2:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5140 matches the Greek τρεῖς (treis),
which occurs 32 times in 28 verses in '1Ch' in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:3 - Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22 - Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:4 - These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years. Then David reigned another thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:23 - The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:27 - Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had large families. So Simeon’s tribe never grew as large as the tribe of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:6 - Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6 - So Saul and his three sons died there together, bringing his dynasty to an end.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:12 - Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai,[fn] a descendant of Ahoah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 - Once when David was at the rock near the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty—an elite group among David’s fighting men) went down to meet him there.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - “God forbid that I should drink this!” he exclaimed. “This water is as precious as the blood of these men[fn] who risked their lives to bring it to me.” So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20 - Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty.[fn] He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:21 - Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:24 - Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the three mightiest warriors.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25 - He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27 - This included Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, who had 3,700 under his command.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:29 - From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:39 - They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14 - The Ark of God remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the LORD blessed the household of Obed-edom and everything he owned.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:10 - “Go and say to David, ‘This is what the LORD says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12 - You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the LORD brings devastation throughout the land of Israel. Decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:8 - Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:9 - These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:23 - Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:5 - All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27 - He reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
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