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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
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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 23 times in 18 verses in '2Sa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:18 - Joab, Abishai, and Asahel—the three sons of Zeruiah—were among David’s forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:5 - He had reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years and six months, and from Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:11 - The Ark of the LORD remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:38 - He stayed there in Geshur for three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:27 - He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - “Enough of this nonsense,” Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom’s heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:4 - Then the king told Amasa, “Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:1 - There was a famine during David’s reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the LORD about it. And the LORD said, “The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:9 - Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. Once Eleazar and David stood together against the Philistines when the entire Israelite army had fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:13 - Once during the harvest, when David was at 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:16 - 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 he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 - “The LORD 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:18 - Abishai son of Zeruiah, 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:19 - Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty[fn] and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:22 - Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:23 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:12 - “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.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:13 - So Gad came to David and asked him, “Will you choose three[fn] years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.”
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