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N1904ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι·

BSAOut ofek [the] tribephulē [a clan or family group] of JudahIouda twelvedōdeka thousandchilias sealed;sphragizō [marked or stamped for security or preservation] out ofek [the] tribephulē of ReubenRhoubēn [the firstborn son of Jacob] twelvedōdeka thousandchilias sealed; out ofek [the] tribephulē of GadGad [a tribe of Israelites, named after one of Jacob's sons, a thousand, a multitude] twelvedōdeka thousandchilias sealed;

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Revelation 7:5quick helps
In a sentenceThe verse lists the tribes of Judah, Reuben, and Gad, each with a specific number of 12,000 sealed.
Who is speakingThe speaker is John, the author of Revelation, recounting a vision.
Where we areThis verse is part of a larger vision describing the sealing of the 144,000 from the tribes of Israel.
The hard wordἐσφραγισμένοι
Take awayThe sealing indicates divine protection and belonging to God.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Trapp, AdamClarke & more — read them › clause subjectδώδεκα verbσφραγίζω The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
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Deep Study — Revelation 7:5

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Context — The Sealing of the 144,000generated

4And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
5From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
6from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
7from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

Revelation 7:5 describes the sealing of 12,000 individuals from each of the tribes of Israel, emphasizing God's protection over His chosen people during the end times. This sealing is part of a larger narrative in Revelation that illustrates God's sovereignty and care for His followers amidst tribulation.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Exodus 1:2–4Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
2Numbers 1:4–15And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
3Numbers 10:14–27First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
4Numbers 13:4–16and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
51 Corinthians 2:1–2When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word ἐσφραγισμένοι, esphragismenoigenerated

The word σφραγίζω (transliterated as sphragizō) means 'to seal'. It is a perfect passive participle, indicating that the action of sealing has been completed and the subjects are now in a state of being sealed. This sealing can imply protection, ownership, or authentication.

In the context of Revelation, being sealed signifies that these individuals are marked by God for preservation and are set apart for His purposes, reflecting a significant theme of divine security.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The translations agree on the essential meaning of the verse, with all versions indicating that 12,000 individuals from the tribes of Judah, Reuben, and Gad were sealed.

Differences arise in phrasing: the BSB and WEB use 'were sealed', while the KJV and ASV use 'were sealed' with slightly different punctuation.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The verse consists of a main clause that states the sealing of the tribes, with each tribe listed in a series. The finite verb is ἐσφραγισμένοι, meaning 'were sealed', governing the structure of the sentence.

Each mention of a tribe is followed by the number 12,000, forming a repetitive structure that emphasizes the equal sealing from each tribe.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The term φυλή (i.e., phulē) appears in the Septuagint, referring to the tribes of Israel and is linked to the Hebrew words מַטֶּה (H4294) and שֵׁ֫בֶט (H7626), both meaning 'tribe'.

The concept of sealing is also present in the Septuagint, where it denotes protection and authenticity, similar to its use in Revelation.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Revelation 7:5 states that 12,000 people from the tribes of Judah, Reuben, and Gad were sealed by God. This sealing signifies that these individuals are protected and set apart for God's purposes.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean to be sealed?

Being sealed means that the individuals are marked by God for protection and belonging, indicating they are His chosen people.

Why are specific tribes mentioned?

The mention of specific tribes highlights God's faithfulness to His covenant people, the Israelites, and signifies the fulfillment of His promises.

What is the significance of the number 12,000?

The number 12,000 from each tribe symbolizes completeness and divine order, reflecting the totality of God's people.

How does this relate to the rest of Revelation?

This sealing is part of a larger vision in Revelation that emphasizes God's protection over His people during times of tribulation and His ultimate sovereignty.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What does being sealed by God mean for my life today?
  2. How can I recognize God's protection in my own experiences?
  3. Why is it important to remember the tribes of Israel in the context of God's promises?
  4. In what ways can I support and encourage others who feel unprotected or lost?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Several early church Fathers comment on this verse, interpreting its implications for the salvation of Israel and the significance of the tribes.

JeromeHOMILIES ON Mark 82 (8) c. 347–420
Someone may ask, Where does one read that all Israel will be saved? First, of course, there is the apostle: “Until the full number of the Gentiles should enter, and thus all Israel should be saved.” In the second place,
Early Church Fathers on Revelation 7 →
Andreas of CaesareaCOMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 7:5 c. 563–637
“From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed.” Judah is interpreted “confession,” through which those are manifested who are being saved through the confession to Christ who came forth as a branch from Judah.
Early Church Fathers on Revelation 7 →
OecumeniusCommentary on Revelation 6th c.
The equality is according to the number of those sealed and also those who have believed from each tribe. It hints at an equal zeal and a unanimous confession of faith, even if from this tribe more were saved and believed in Christ,
Early Church Fathers on Revelation 7 →

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Revelation 7:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Of the tribe of Judah [were] sealed twelve thousand,.... Judah is mentioned first, because Christ sprung from that tribe, and the pure worship of God was preserved in it; and that itself was

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Judah (praise) stands first, as Jesus' tribe.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Ver. 5. Twelve thousand] Out of each tribe so many. God inclines towards all the elect with an equal good will; neither shall any one complain justly that others have been more regarded than he, as one well observeth here.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 5. - 8. Of the tribe of Juda, c.] First, we are to observe that the tribe of Levi is here mentioned, though that tribe had no inheritance in Israel but they now belonged to the spiritual priesthood. Secondly, That the tribe of Dan, which had an inheritance, is here omitted; as also the tribe of Ephraim. Thirdly, That the tribe of Joseph is here added in the place of Ephraim. Ephraim and Dan, being the principal promoters of idolatry, are left out in this enumeration.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

5–8. Were sealed is not genuine except in the first and last clauses: and even then it is strictly a participle, not a verb: read “of the tribe of Judah, 12,000 sealed, of the tribe of Reuben, 12,000, of the tribe of Gad, 12,000, &c.… of the tribe of Benjamin 12,000 sealed.” It is a question whether there is any principle in the order of the names. Judah is no doubt named first, as the tribe of David and of the Son of David: then Reuben as the eldest son of Israel, while Joseph and Benjamin, the two youngest, come last. Gad and Asher, Simeon and Levi, Issachar and Zebulun are also mentioned in pairs, according to their parentage and the order of their births: but the pairs themselves are…

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand - That is, a selection was made, or a number sealed, as if it had been made from one of the tribes of the children of Israel - the tribe of Judah.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

IV. THE SEVEN , Revelation 7:1 to Revelation 20:10.Of the trumpets, the first four are mundane, or earthly; each of the four blasts draws down a judgment upon some creational point, as earth, sea,

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The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

WEBWorld English Bible2000

of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

NETBNew English Translation2006

From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;

RVARevised Version, American1894

Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand: Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand: Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand:

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Of the tribe of Iuda were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Ruben were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelue thousande.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

out of [the] tribe of Juda, twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

twelve thousand from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad,

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Of the tribe of Juda, were twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Ruben, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand signed:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

twelve thousand from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad,

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Of the tribe of Judah were marked twelve thousand: of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand: of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand:

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clauseclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκOut ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeἸούδαof Judahnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandverbἐσφραγισμένοιhaving been sealedclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeῬουβὴνof Reubennoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeΓὰδof Gadnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeἈσὴρof Ashernoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeΝεφθαλεὶμof Naphtalinoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeΜανασσῆof Manassehnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeΣυμεὼνof Simeonnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeΛευεὶof Levinoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeἸσσαχὰρof Isaacharnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeΖαβουλὼνof Zebulunnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeἸωσὴφof Josephnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofnoun phraseφυλῆς[the] tribeΒενιαμεὶνof Benjaminnoun phrase · subjectδώδεκαtwelveχιλιάδεςthousandverbἐσφραγισμένοιhaving been sealed

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac

Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.

Latin VulgateAD 382–405

Ex tribu Juda duodecim millia signati : ex tribu Ruben duodecim millia signati : ex tribu Gad duodecim millia signati :

Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.

Syriac Peshittaby AD 400

ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܪܥܣܪ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܗ ܕܪܘܒܝܠ ܬܪܥܣܪ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܗ ܕܓܕ ܬܪܥܣܪ ܐܠܦܝܢ

The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.

Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.


The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say

Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.

Nestle-Aland 28th edition2012 · Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες

The standard critical text of the New Testament.

Nestle-Aland 27th edition1993 · Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες

The previous edition, still widely cited.

SBL Greek New Testament2010 · Michael Holmes

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες

The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.

Westcott–Hort1881 · Westcott and Hort

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες

The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.

Tregelles1857–1879 · Samuel Prideaux Tregelles

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες

An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.

Tyndale House Greek NT2017 · Tyndale House, Cambridge

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες

A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.

Byzantine majority text2018 · Robinson–Pierpont

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες

The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.

Textus Receptus1550/1894 lineage

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι·

The printed tradition behind the King James Version.

Every witness on this verse they differ
Critical editions
Nestle-Aland 28th edition2012Nestle-Aland 27th edition1993SBL Greek New Testament2010Westcott–Hort1881Tregelles1857–1879Tyndale House Greek NT2017
Byzantine / Majority
Byzantine majority text2018
Received Text
Textus Receptus1550/1894

A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.

Word by word, across the editions

WordEditions carrying itMissing from
δώδεκα twelveNA28, NA27, Tyn, SBL, WH, Treg, ByzTR
ἐσφραγισμένοι· sealed;NA28, NA27, Tyn, SBL, WH, Treg, TRByz
δώδεκα twelveNA28, NA27, Tyn, SBL, WH, Treg, ByzTR
ἐσφραγισμένοι· sealed;TRNA28, NA27, SBL, WH, Treg, Tyn, Byz
δώδεκα twelveNA28, NA27, Tyn, SBL, WH, Treg, ByzTR
ἐσφραγισμένοι· sealed;TRNA28, NA27, SBL, WH, Treg, Tyn, Byz

The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Greek New Testament — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Revelation 7:5ἐκOut ofOut ofἐκφυλή[the] tribe[the] tribeφυλήἸούδαςof Judahof JudahἸούδαςδώδεκαtwelvetwelveδώδεκαχιλιάςthousandthousandχιλιάςσφραγίζωsealed;sealed;σφραγίζωἐκout ofout ofἐκφυλή[the] tribe[the] tribeφυλήῬουβήνof Reubenof ReubenῬουβήνδώδεκαtwelvetwelveδώδεκαχιλιάςthousandthousandχιλιάςσφραγίζωsealed;sealed;σφραγίζωἐκout ofout ofἐκφυλή[the] tribe[the] tribeφυλήΓάδof Gadof GadΓάδδώδεκαtwelvetwelveδώδεκαχιλιάςthousandthousandχιλιάςσφραγίζωsealed;sealed;σφραγίζωφύωv. I grow,v. I grow, growφύωδύοAdj. & IndAdj. & Indec.nuδύοχίλιοιAdj a thouAdj a thousandχίλιοισφραγίςn.f. a sign.f. a signet-rσφραγίςχιλιάςn.f. a thon.f. a thousandχιλιάςφυλήn.f. a trin.f. a tribe, rφυλήδεξιόςAdj on theAdj on the righδεξιόςνεκρόςAdj dead, Adj dead, a corνεκρόςΒενιαμίνProp.n. BeProp.n. BenjamiΒενιαμίνμυριάςn.f. a myrn.f. a myriad, μυριάςτεσσεράκονταIndec.num.Indec.num. fortτεσσεράκονταἸσκαριώθn.m. Iscarn.m. Iscariot, ἸσκαριώθἸάκωβοςn.m. Jamesn.m. JamesἸάκωβος
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Revelation 7:5

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Greek lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. Imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, the full Liddell-Scott-Jones, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate LSJ, Robinson and Packard on the Greek, Webster and Cawdrey on the English the translators were using. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ἐκek Out of G1537 Preposition
913× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
The preposition 'out from' shows movement or origin, like in John 6:31 and Acts 9:3. It helps us understand where people or things come from or are going.
Tyndale gloss
out from
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ἐκ (transliterated as ek) is a preposition that means 'from' or 'out of,' governing the genitive case. It indicates origin, separation, or motion away from a place, time, or cause. In the New Testament, it is used to denote various relationships, such as source or distinction, and appears in contexts like John 6:31 and Matthew 1:3. Different lexicons highlight its versatility in both literal and metaphorical senses.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ἐκ (ἐξ),

prep. c. gen.,

from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).

ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ,

prep. c. gen.,

of motion outwards, separation from (opp. to εἰς; = Lat. e, ex), from out of, from among, from.

Of Place,

of motion, out of, forth from, off from: Jo 6:31, Ac 9:3, Ga 1:8, al.; esp. after verbs of motion, Mt 8:28 17:9, Mk 1:25 7:28, Jo 1:33 20:1, Ac 12:7, 17 27:30, al.; constr. praeg., σώζειν (διας.) ἐκ, Ju 5, Ac 28:4. Metaph., Mt 7:4, 5, I Pe 2:9; ἐκ τ.…

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, a preposition governing the genitive. It denotes as well exit or emission out of, as separation from, something with which there has been close connection ; opp. to the prepositions εἰς into and ἐν in: from out of, out from, forth from, from, (Lat. e, ex), [ οἵ. W. 364, 366 (343) sq.; B. 326 sq. (281)]. It is used I. of Pace, and 1. univ. of the place from which; from a surrounding or enclosing place, from the interior of: ἄρτος, ἄγγελος, φῶς ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, Jn. vi. 81 sq.; Acts ix. 3 [here RG ἀπό]; Gal. 1. 8; ἀνατολή, δύναμις ἐξ ὕψους, Lk. i. 78; xxiv. 49; esp. after verbs of going, fleeing, leading, calling, freeing, removing, releasing, etc. : ἥκειν ἐκ τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας eis τ. Γαλιλαίαν, Jn. iv. 47; ἐξέρχεσθαι ἔκ τινος out of the body of one (spoken of demons), Mk. i. 25; v. 8 [here L mrg. ἀπό]; vii. 29; of power emanating from the body, Mk. v. 30 [cf. B. 301 (258)…

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Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

ἐκ 190 passages as P Tebt I. 23" (c. B.C. 119 or 114) οὐκ ὀρθῶς κρίνομεν πέπρακταί σοι μὴ ἐκ τῆς ἡμῶν προεδρίας πεφροντικέναι ἀπροσδέητον ἑτέρων γενέσθαι, ‘I consider that you have acted badly in not having been careful that he should be independent of others owing to my superior rank ”’ (Edd. ), 24. 248° (B.c. 117) ἔκ τε τῆς πλείστης προσεδρείας, ‘on account of the prolonged attendance ’’ (Edd.), and P Fay 12} (c. B.C. 103) ἐκ κοινολογ[ς(]α[ς] τ[ἢ]ς συνσταθείσης πρὸς αὐτούς, ‘‘as the result of the colloquy which took place between τ᾿ (Edd.). From this it is an easy transition to the meaning ‘‘ according to”’ or “in accordance with,’’ as in the common legal phrase καθάπερ ἐγ δίκης, ‘‘as if in accordance with a legal decision,’’ z. δ. ‘‘as if a formal decree of the court had been obtained,’’ as in P Eleph 1132 (B.C. 311-0) (= Selections, p- 3), P Ryl 11. 15435 (a.p. 66): cf. P Petr III.…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ἐκ (ek) — out from.

ἐκ,

before a vowel ἐξ, also

__A ἐξ τῳ ϝοίκῳ [Refs] and less frequently ; ἐγ- in Inscrr. before β γ δ λ μ ; Cretan dialect and Boeotian dialect ἐς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐχ frequently in Attic dialect Inscrr. before χ φ θ (and in early Inscrr. before ς, [Refs]:—preposition governing GEN. only (except in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—radical sense, from out of, frequently also simply, from.

__A.I OF PLACE, the most frequently usage, variously modified:

__A.I.1 of Motion, out of, forth from, ἐκ Πύλου ἐλθὼν τηλόθεν ἐξ ἀπίης γαίης [Refs 8th c.BC+] to strike with a spear in the hand, opposed to ἀντιτοξεύειν or ἀκοντίζειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ χρυσῶν φιαλῶν πίνειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἐκ

ek

or ex ex

a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or

motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or

figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at,

betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above),

for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X

heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of,

off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth,

through,

X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition,

with the same general import; often of completion.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἐκ, ἐξ

Prep.

from out, out from among, from

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἐκ ek 915x

ἐχ before vowels, with genitive, from, out of, a place, Mt. 2:15; 3:17; of, from, out of, denoting origin or source, Mt. 1:3; 21:19; of, from some material, Mt. 3:9; Rom. 9:21; of, from, among, partitively, Mt. 6:27; 21:31; Mk. 9:17; from, denoting cause, Rev. 8:11; 17:6; means or instrument, Mt. 12:33, 37; by, through, denoting the author or efficient cause, Mt. 1:18; Read the full entry →

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκ

ἐξ before a vowel, ἐγ before β γ δ λ μ prep. governing GEN. only, Lat. e, exRadical sense, from out of, opp. to εἰς:

out of, from. c. gen.

OF PLACE:

of Motion, out of, forth from, Hom., etc.: ἐκ θυμοῦ φίλεον I loved her from my heart, with all my heart, Il.

to denote change from one place or condition to another, κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ one evil from (or after) another, id. Il.; λόγον ἐκ λόγου λέγειν Dem.

to express distinction from a number, ἐκ πόλεων πίσυρες four out of many, Il.

of Position, like ἔξω, outside of, beyond, ἐκ βελέων out of shot, id. Il.; ἐκ καπνοῦ out of the smoke, Od.

with Verbs of Rest, ἐκ ποταμοῦ χρόα νίζετο washed his body with water from the river, id. Od.:—with Verbs signifying to hang or fasten, ἐκ πασσαλόφι κρέμασεν φόρμιγγα he hung his lyre from (i. e. on) the peg, id.…

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Berean parsing
Prep — Preposition
preposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

PREP PREPosition

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
28%of
of28% · 258×from26% · 243×out of23% · 216×out from7% · 61×by5% · 51×at2% · 20×other renderings8% · 70×other renderings1% · 14×

933 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 26 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial69%predicate15%subject11%object5%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 913 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
καίand, even, also,ὅτιthat, since, becἀνάστασιςa rising again,
αὐτός
ἐγείρωI wake, arouse, ἀνίστημιI raise up, set καταβαίνωI go down, come
καίand, even, also, nam
αὐτόςσύἐγώ
εἰμίI am, exist
οὐNegArticle theτίςIrg
εἷςone
καίand, even, also,ὅτιthat, since, becαὐτός
ἐκOut of913×
what comes after →
Article the
οὐρανόςthe sky, the heaθεόςGod, a godστόμαthe mouth, speec
αὐτός
εἰμίI am, existArticle theκαίand, even, also,
νεκρόςdead, a corpse
ἀνίστημιI raise up, set ἐγείρωI wake, arouse, καίand, even, also,
σύ
παραδίδωμιI hand over, delμεριμνάωI am anxious, diἄνθρωποςa man, one of th
πίστιςfaith, belief, trust
ζάωI liveἸησοῦςJesusἀλλάbut, except

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceἐκ · 913× in the New Testament
John Revelation Luke Acts Matthew Mark Romans Galatians 1 Corinthians 1 John 2 Corinthians Hebrews

Every reference is on the Strong's page.

Across the New Testament26 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
φυλῆςphulē [the] tribe G5443 Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
31× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
A tribe or clan, like the tribes of Israel in Matthew 19:28 and Romans 11:1.
Amplified meaning
a clan or family group
Tyndale gloss
tribe
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

φυλή (phulē) refers to a tribe or clan, often associated with kinship or local habitation. It encompasses the twelve tribes of Israel, as well as broader groups of people and nations. The New Testament uses it in contexts relating to the tribes of Israel (e.g., Matthew 19:28) and the nations of the earth. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meaning.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

φυλή, ῆς, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for; מַטֶּה, also for שֵׁבֶט, מִשְׁפָּחָה, etc. ;]

a body of men united by kinship or habitation, a clan or tribe: of the tribes of Israel, Mt 19:28, Lk 2:36 22:30, Ac 13:21, Ro 11:1, Phl 3:5, He 7:13, 14, Ja 1:1, Re 5:5 7:4-8 21:12; of the tribes of the earth, the peoples and nations, Mt 24:30, Re 1:7 5:9 7:9 11:9 13:7 14:6.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

φυλή, -ῆς, ἡ, (fr. φύω), fr. Pind. and Hdt. down ; aL a tribe; in the N.T. all the persons descended from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob (Sept. for 792 and viv; also for NMSwWN, see πατριά, 2): Heb. vii. 13 sq-; with the addition of the genitives ᾿Ασήρ, Βενιαμίν, ete., Lk. ii. 36; Acts xiii. 21; Ro. χὶ. 1 ; Phil. iii. 5; Rev. νυ. 5; vii. 5-8; δώδεκα φ. τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mt. xix. 28; Lk. xxii. 30; Jas.i. 1; Rev. xxi. 12; [πᾶσα φυλὴ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Rev. vii. 4]. 2. a race, nation, people: Mt. xxiv. 30; Rev. [i. 7]; v.9; vii. 9; [xi.9]; xiii. 7; xiv. 6.

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

φυλή, “‘a tribe,” especially one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Mt τοῦ a/.), and extended by analogy to the tribes of the earth (Mt 24%° a/.). For the priestly tribes in Egypt, cf. P Tebt II. 2998 (c. A.D. 50), where a certain Psoiphis, τῶν ἀ[πὸ THs κώ]μης πέμπτη[ς φυλῆς] ἱερέος (1. ἱερέως) τῶν ἐν [τῇ κώμῃ] θεῶν, ““ priest of the fifth tribe of the gods at the village,” asks that the birth of a son be registered, P Kyl Il. 179° (A.D. 127) Πακῦσις . . . ἱερεὺς πρώτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου, and similarly %*7, See further Otto Priester i. p. 23 ff. In Claudius’s address to the Alexandrines P Lond 19124! (A.D. 41) a φυλὴ Κλαυδιανά, not known elsewhere, is mentioned : see the editor’s note, where reference is made to Schubart Archiv v. p. 94f. for the Alexandrian tribenames of the Roman period. Cf. also Preisigke Fachworter 5.U.…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

φυλή (phulē) — tribe.

φῡλή, ἡ,

(φύω) properly, like{φῦλον}, a race, tribe; but accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+] a union formed in an organized community (whether πόλις or ἔθνος): hence, tribe, i.e.

I. a body of men united

I.1. by supposed ties of blood and descent, clan, such as the three Dorian tribes, Rhetra cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the four Ionic tribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Laconian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the old Roman, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of the Persian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Jewish, [LXX] (but also of subdivisions of the tribe (σκῆπτρον),[LXX+NT]

I.2. by local habitation, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or those formed by Servius at Rome, φ. τοπικαί, opposed to γενικαί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.3. subdivision of the priests in each Egyptian temple, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

φυλή

phule

from 5453 (compare 5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:--kindred,

tribe.

see GREEK for 5453

see GREEK for 5444

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

φυλή, ῆς, ἡ

n.f.

a tribe, race

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

φυλή phylē 31x

a tribe, Mt. 19:28; 24:30; Lk. 2:36; a people, nation, Rev. 1:7; 5:9

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

φυλή φυ_λή, ἡ, φύω like φῦλον, a race or tribe of men, κατὰ φυλάς Xen.

a body of men united by ties of blood and descent, a clan, such as those among the Dorians (φ. γενική), Pind.; of the four old Attic Tribes, Hdt., Eur.; of the Jewish, NTest.

a tribe connected by local habitation, like our hundred or county, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes (φ. τοπική), Hdt., etc.—The subdivisions of the φυλαὶ γενικαί were φρατρίαι, those of the φυλαὶ τοπικαί were δῆμοι.

the contingent of soldiers furnished by a tribe, Hdt., Thuc., etc.:—later, a brigade of cavalry, Xen.; cf. φύλαρχος II.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-GSF — Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-GSF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

trib (in the Old Testament always for matteh, 183 times, or shebhet, 145 times, also spelled shebhet; Aramaic shebhat (Ezr 6:17)): Both words mean "staff," and perhaps "company led by chief with staff" (OHL, 641) is the origin of the meaning "tribe." In the Apocrypha and New Testament always for phule, from phuo, "beget," with dodekaphulon, "twelve tribes," in Ac 26:7. Of the two Hebrew words, shebhet appears to be considerably the older, and is used in Ps 74:2; Jer 10:16; 51:19 of the whole people of Israel, and in Nu 4:18; Jud 20:12 (Revised Version margin);

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Tribe

A collection of families descending from one ancestor. The “twelve tribes” of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In Matt. 24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God (Rev. 7). (See ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF; JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Jacob having twelve sons, who were heads of so many families, which together formed a great nation, each of these families was called a tribe. But this patriarch on his death-bed adopted Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph, and would have them also to constitute two tribes in Israel, Ge 48:5. Instead of twelve tribes, there were now thirteen, that of Joseph being two. However, in the distribution of lands by Joshua under the order of God, they reckoned but twelve tribes and made but twelve lots; of the tribe of Levi, being appointed to the sacred service, had no share in the distribution of the land, but received certain cities to dwell in, with the first-fruits, tithes, and oblations of the people. Each tribe had its own leaders and tribunals; and the whole twelve, in their early history, constituted a republic somewhat…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
71%tribe
tribe71% · 22×tribes26% · 8×a tribe3% · 1×

31 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 3 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial55%subject19%object16%predicate7%indirect object3%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 31 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
ἐκ
χιλιάςa thousandΦανουήλPropἀνήρa male human bei
δώδεκαIndec
Article the
Article the
πᾶςall, the whole, ἐκ
πᾶςall, the whole, ever
ἐκἐπί
καίand, even, also, nam
ἔθνοςa race, people, λαόςa people, the cr
φυλή[the] tribe31×
what comes after →
καίand, even, also, nam
γλῶσσαthe tongue, a laλαόςa people, the cr
Article the
γῆthe earth, soil,ἸσραήλPropἐν
ΒενιαμίνProp
ἔτοςa yearἙβραῖοςa HebrewδώδεκαIndec
ἈσήρProp
οὗτοςδώδεκαIndec
ἸούδαςJudah, Judas, Jude
Article theδώδεκαIndec

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Concordanceφυλή · 31× in the New Testament
Revelation Hebrews Luke Matthew Acts James Philippians Romans
Across the New Testament8 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 185 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas The Shepherd of Hermas
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 2.94c. AD 40

„Δὰν κρινεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λαόν, ὡσεὶ καὶ μία φυλὴ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ γενέσθω Δὰν ὄφις ἐφ’ ὁδοῦ, ἐγκαθήμενος ἐπὶ τρίβου, δάκνων πτέρναν ἵππου, καὶ πεσεῖται ὁ ἱππεὺς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, τὴν σωτηρίαν περιμένων κυρίου“ (Gen.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.221c. AD 75–95

εἰσὶ δὲ οὗτοι, οἳ τὸ τῶν Ἀράβων ἔθνος καὶ τὰς φυλὰς ἀπʼ αὐτῶν καλοῦσι διά τε τὴν ἀρετὴν αὐτῶν καὶ τὸ Ἁβράμου ἀξίωμα.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 8.3c. AD 100

οἱ ῥαντίζοντες παῖδες οἱ εὐαγγελισάμενοι ἡμῖν τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τὸν ἁγνισμὸν τῆς καρδίας, οἷς ἔδωκεν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τὴν ἐξουσίαν ʽοὖσιν δεκάδυο εἰς μαρτύριον τῶν φυλῶν ὅτι δεκάδυο φυλαὶ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ̓, εἰς τὸ κηρύσσειν.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 1st c. AD 2nd c. BC
P.Amh. 2 112Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 128

τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογεῖ Πακῦσις Στοτοήτεως πρεσβυτέρου τοῦ Πανεφρίμεως ἱερεὺς πρώτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου μεγάλου ὡς ἐτῶν μα οὐλὴ βραχίωνι ἀριστερῶι τῷ ἑαυτοῦ ὁμοπατρίωι καὶ

P.Amh. 2 74Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 147

κωμογραμματεῖ Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου παρὰ Πανεφρέμμεως Ἀγχώφεως πρεσβυτέρου Πανεφρέμμεως μητρὸς Στοτοήτεως τῆς Ὥρου ἱερέως τρίτης φυλῆς ἀπὸ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου. ἀπογράφομαι ἐμαυτόν τε καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς εἰς τὴν τοῦ διεληλυθότος

P.Amh. 2 113Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 157

τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογεῖ Στοτοῆτις πρεσβύτερος Στοτοήτεως τοῦ Στοτοήτεως ἱερεὺς τετάρτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου ὡς ἐτῶν ξδ οὐλὴ μετόπῳ μέσῳ Ἐρειεῦτι Πανεφρέμμεως τοῦ Στοτοήτεως ἱερείᾳ

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ἸούδαIouda of Judah G2455 Noun · genitive · singular · masculine
37× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
In plain English
Meaning
This name refers to Judah, a son of Jacob, and is also used to describe his descendants and their region. It appears in Matthew 1:2-3 and Revelation 5:5, and is sometimes used to refer to the tribe of Judah.
Tyndale gloss
Judah
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word Ἰούδας (transliterated as Ioudas) refers to several figures, primarily Judah, son of Jacob, and various individuals named Judas in the New Testament. It encompasses the tribe of Judah and includes notable figures like Judas Iscariot, the Lord's brother, and Judas the Apostle. The lexicons also mention Judas of Damascus and Judas the Galilean, indicating a broad historical and biblical significance.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

Ἰούδας, -α, dat. -ᾳ, acc. -αν

(so in LXX, and also rarely, Ἰουδά, indecl.; cf. Thack., Gr., 163),

(Heb. יְהוּדָה);

Judah, son of Jacob: Mt 1:2, 3, Lk 3:33; φυλή Ἰ., Re 5:5 7:5; by meton., of the tribe, He 7:14; of its confines, γῆ Ἰ., Mt 2:6;πόλις Ἰ., Lk 1:39.

Judah (unknown): Lk 3:30.

Judas Iscariot (v.s. Ἰσκαριώτης): Mt 10:4, Mk 3:19,

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

᾿Ιούδας, -a, dat. -ᾳ, ace. -av, [B. 20 (18)], 6, (AIM, fr. the Hoph. of 77, praised, celebrated; see Gen. xxix. 35), Judah or Judas (see below) ; 1. the fourth son of the patriarch Jacob: Mt. i. 2 sq-; Lk. iii. 33; Rev. v. 5; vil. 5; by meton., the tribe of Judah, the descendants of Judah: Heb. vii. 14; ὁ οἶκος Ἰούδα, citizens of the kingdom of Judah, Heb. viii. 8. 2. Judah (or Judas) an unknown ancestor of Christ: Lk. iii. 26 RG L. 3. another of Christ’s ancestors, equally unknown: Lk. iii. 30. 4. Judas surnamed the Galilean, a man who at the time of the census under Quirinus [better Quirinius], excited a revolt in Galilee: Acts v. 37 (Joseph. antt. 18, 1, 1, where he is called 6 PavAavirns because he came from the city Gamala, near the Lake of Galilee in lower Gaulanitis; but he is called also ὁ Γαλιλαῖος by Joseph. antt. 18, 1,6; 20, 5, 2; b.j. 2,8, 1). 5. [Jw das| a certain Jew of…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

Ἰούδας (Ioudas) — Judas.

Ἰούδας, -α

dative -ᾳ,

accusative -αν

(so in LXX, and also rarely, Ἰουδά, indecl.; cf. Thack., Gr., 163) (Heb. יְהוּדָה)

1. Judah, son of Jacob: Mat.1:2-3, Luk.3:33; φυλή Ἰ., Rev.5:5 7:5; by meton., of the tribe, Heb.7:14; of its confines, γῆ Ἰ., Mat.2:6;πόλις Ἰ., Luk.1:39.

2. Judah (unknown): Luk.3:30.

3. Judas Iscariot (see: Ἰσκαριώτης): Mat.10:4,

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

Ἰούδας Ἰωδά

Ioudas

of Hebrew origin (3063); Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten

Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its

region:--Juda(-h, -s); Jude.

see HEBREW for 03063

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

Ἰούδας, α, ὁ

n.m.

Judah, Judas, Jude

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Ἰωδά Iōda 1x

Joda, pr. name, indecl., Lk. 3:26*

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-GSM — Noun · genitive · singular · masculine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-GSM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Masculine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Judah

Praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I praise [Heb. odeh] Jehovah, and she called his name Yehudah” (Gen. 29:35).

It was Judah that interposed in behalf of Joseph, so that his life was spared (Gen. 37:26, 27). He took a lead in the affairs of the family, and “prevailed above his brethren” (Gen. 43:3-10; 44:14, 16-34; 46:28; 1 Chr. 5:2).

Soon after the sale of Joseph to the Ishmaelites, Judah went to reside at Adullam, where he married a woman of Canaan. (See ONAN; TAMAR.) After the death of his wife Shuah, he returned to his father’s house, and there exercised much…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(praised, celebrated), the fourth son of Jacob and the fourth of Leah. (B.C. after 1753.) Of Judah’s personal character more traits are preserved than of any other of the patriarchs, with the exception of Joseph, whose life he in conjunction with Reuben saved. (Genesis 37:26-28) During the second visit to Egypt for corn it was Judah who understood to be responsible for the safety of Benjamin, ch. (Genesis 43:3-10) and when, through Joseph’s artifice, the brothers were brought back to the palace, he is again the leader and spokesman of the band. So too it is Judah who is sent before Jacob to smooth the way for him in the land of Goshen. ch. (Genesis 46:28) This ascendancy over his brethren is reflected in the last words…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The fourth son of Jacob and Leah, born in Mesopotamia, B. C. 1755, Ge 29:35. His name appears honorably in the history of Joseph, Ge 37:26,27 44:16-34; but disgracefully in that of Tamar his daughter-in-law, Ge 38:1-30. The dying benediction of Jacob foretells the superior power and prosperity of the family of Judah, and their continuance as chief of the Jewish race until the time of Christ, Ge 49:8-12. Though not the firstborn, Judah soon came to be considered as the chief of Jacob’s children, and his tribe was the most powerful and numerous. The southeastern part of Palestine fell to their lot. See JUDEA. On the border of their territory was Jerusalem, the seat of the…

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

the praise of the Lord; confession

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
76%judas
judas76% · 31×judah20% · 8×jude2% · 1×judas?2% · 1×

41 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject51%object19%predicate16%adverbial8%indirect object3%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 37 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
δέbut, on the otheΚαναναῖοςa CanaaniteΣίμωνSimon
Article the
γεννάωI beget, bring fπαραγίνομαιI appear, come, ΣυμεώνProp
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakπαραδίδωμιI hand over, del
λέγωI say, speak
Article the
δέbut, on the other ha
ἀποκρίνομαιI answer, replyλέγωI say, speak
Ἰούδαςof Judah37×
what comes after →
Article the
παραδίδωμιI hand over, delἸσκαριώθIscariot, a man καλέωI call, invite,
ἸσκαριώθIscariot, a man of K
ὅςπρόςArticle the
καίand, even, also, nam
Article theΣίμωνSimonΣιλᾶςSilas
εἷςone
Article the
ΣίμωνSimon
ἸσκαριώθIscariot, a man

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

ConcordanceἸούδας · 37× in the New Testament
John Acts Matthew Luke Mark Jude
Across the New Testament6 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 84 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 1.80c. AD 40

τοῦ μὲν οὖν ἐξομολογουμένου ὁ Ἰούδας σύμβολον, ἐφ’ οὗ καὶ ἵσταται τίκτουσα ἡ Λεία (Gen.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.304c. AD 75–95

Σεμεών, ἀποσημαίνει δὲ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἐπήκοον αὐτῇ τὸν θεὸν γεγονέναι, εἶτα Λευίς, κοινωνίας οἷον βεβαιωτής, μεθʼ ὃν Ἰούδας, εὐχαριστίαν τοῦτο δηλοῖ.

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 32.2c. AD 96

ἐξ αὐτοῦ βασιλεῖς καὶ ἄρχοντες καὶ ἡγούμενοι κατὰ τὸν Ἰούδαν: τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ σκῆπτρα αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐν μικρᾷ δόξῃ ὑπάρχουσιν, ὡς ἐπαγγειλαμένου τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅτι ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου ὡς οἱ ἀστέρες τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 4th c. AD 6th c. AD 1st c. AD 2nd c. BC
P.Masada 741Masada (Palästina)AD 67–AD 74

Ἀβάσκαντος Ἰούδᾳ τῶι ἀδελφῷ χαίρειν. ἔπεμψά σοι Μνήμονα … χάριν ἡμιλιτρείου … … υς καὶ Μάρωνα

P.Yadin 1 11En - gedi (Judaea)AD 124

Ἀκειλίου Γλαβρίωνος καὶ Τορκουάτου Θηβανιανοῦ πρὸ μιᾶς νωνῶν Μαίων ἐν Ἐνγαδοῖς κώμῃ κυρίου Καίσαρος, Ἰούδας Ἐλαζάρου Χθουσίωνος Ἐνγαδηνὸς Μαγωνίῳ Οὐάλεντι ἑκατοντάρχῳ σπείρης πρώτης μιλιαρίας Θρᾳκῶν χαίρειν· ὁμολογῶ ἔχειν καὶ

ZPE 105 (1995), p. 174-175 no. 1Maoza (Bezirk von Petra, Arabia)AD 125

θ … … … ετ … … α … ς Ιουδα καὶ ἑταῖροι Μαναημῳ Ιωανου χαίρειν. ἀπέσχομεν παρὰ σοῦ τιμήν φοίνικος οὗ ὀφείλεις Κυρίῳ Καίσαρι

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
δώδεκαdōdeka twelve G1427 Adjective · nominative
75× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This word means the number twelve, like the twelve apostles in Matthew 10:1. It is used to describe a dozen of something in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
twelve
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word δώδεκα (i.e., *dodeka*) means 'twelve' and is used as a numeral. It appears in various contexts in the New Testament, notably referring to the twelve apostles. The word is formed from the components for 'two' and 'ten' and is recognized across different dialects and historical texts.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

δώδεκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl.

numeral, twelve: Mt 9:20 10:1, al.; οἱ δ., the apostles, Mt 10:5, Mk 4:10, al.; in Ac 19:7 24:11, for Rec. δεκαδύο.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

δώδεκα, οἱ. ai, τά, [fr. Hom. down], twelve: Mt. ix. 20; x. 1; [L T Tr WH in Acts xix. 7; xxiv. 11 for δεκαδύο] ; Rev. vii. 5 [R Gu’); xxi. 21, ete. ; of δώδεκα, the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminence: Mk. ix. BITS 35 BIDE Χτ TOUR hts ce-an IZ DING Π.Κ' χΧῚ 9; δδε

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

δώδεκα (dōdeka) — twelve.

δῠώδεκα,

Ionic dialect, Epic dialect, Lyric poetry; Attic dialect δώδεκα, twelve, in all genders, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—also δυόδεκο, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

δώδεκα

dodeka

from 1417 and 1176; two and ten, i.e. a dozen:--twelve.

see GREEK for 1417

see GREEK for 1176

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

δώδεκα

Indec.num.

twelve

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

δώδεκα dōdeka 75x

twelve, Mt. 9:20; 10:1; οἱ δώδεκα, the twelve apostles, Mt. 26:14, 20

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

δώδεκα δύο, δέκα twelve, Hom., etc.: v. δυώδεκα.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj-NUI — Adjective · nominative
nominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

A-NUI Indeclinable NUmeral (Adjective)

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

twelv (shenem `asar; dodeka).

See APOSTLE; NUMBER.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
99%twelve
twelve99% · 76×other renderings1% · 1×

77 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject41%object31%adverbial12%predicate11%indirect object5%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 75 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
εἷςoneδέbut, on the otheμετά
ἔτοςa year
γάρforγίνομαιI come into beinὡςas, like as, how
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakἀπόἐπί
κλάσμαa fragment
Article theαἴρωI raise, lift up
πυλώνa large gate, a gate
ἔχωI have, hold, poδώδεκαIndec
δώδεκαtwelve75×
what comes after →
χιλιάςa thousand
ἐκσφραγίζωI set a seal upoArticle the
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐπίἐπιτίθημιI put, place upoἐξίστημιI astonish, am a
Article the
λέγωI say, speakπαραβολήa parable, compaἐμβάπτωI dip into
φυλήa tribe, race
Article theκρίνωI judge, decide,υἱόςa son, descenden
μαθητήςa learner, disciple,
αὐτός

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceδώδεκα · 75× in the New Testament
Revelation Mark Matthew Luke John Acts 1 Corinthians James
Across the New Testament8 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 36 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 60c. AD 40

ἐκ γὰρ μιᾶς ἡμέρας τὸ ἓν καὶ ἐκ δυοῖν τὰ δύο καὶ ἐκ τριῶν τὰ τρία καὶ ἐκ μηνὸς τὰ τριάκοντα καὶ ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ τὸ ἰσάριθμον ταῖς ἐκ δώδεκα μηνῶν ἡμέραις πλῆθος καὶ ἐξ ἀπείρου χρόνου ὁ ἄπειρος ἀριθμός.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.argc. AD 75–95

Ἰακώβου φυγὴ εἰς τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν καὶ τὸν ἐκ τἀδελφοῦ φόβον, καὶ ὡς γήμας ἐκεῖ καὶ δώδεκα γεννήσας παῖδας πάλιν εἰς τὴν Χαναναίαν ἐπανῆλθεν.

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 43.2c. AD 96

ἐκεῖνος γάρ, ζήλου ἐμπεσόντος περὶ τῆς ἱερωσύνης καὶ στασιαζουσῶν τῶν φυλῶν, ὁποία αὐτῶν εἴη τῷ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι κεκοσμημένη, ἐκέλευσεν τοὺς δώδεκα φυλάρχους προσενεγκεῖν αὐτῷ ῥάβδους ἐπιγεγραμμένας ἑκάστης φυλῆς κατ̓ ὄνομα: καὶ λαβὼν αὐτὰς ἔδησεν καὶ…

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 6th c. AD 3rd c. AD 7th c. AD 4th c. AD
P.Athen.. 21Karanis (Arsinoites)AD 131

ἐν χρήσει, τόκου δραχμιαίου τῇ μνᾷ τὸν μῆνα ἕκαστον, ἔτι δὲ καὶ πυροῦ ἀρτάβας δώδεκα ἕκτον μέτρῳ ἑξαχοινίκῳ ἑρμηνέως Καρανίδος, ὧν καὶ τὴν ἀπόδοσιν ποιησάτω ἡ ὁμολογοῦσα τῶι Πεθεῖ

P.Harr. 2 190Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)AD 138

Νεμεσίων … … … ρος ἀπελευθερο Ἀμμωνίου τοῦ Ἀμμωνίου λαογραφίας κα ἔτους Ἑλληνείου δραχμὰς δώδεκα, γίνονται δραχμαὶ ιβ προσδιαγραφομένων χαλκοῦ ὀβολοὶ ἕξ .

O.Wilck. 2 192Elephantine oder SyeneAD 143

μισθωταὶ ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Παχομψᾶχις βοηθοῦ. διέγραψεν Πετοννόφρις Ἁρμάχιος ὑπὲρ μερισμοῦ β δραχμὰς δώδεκα ὀβολοὺς τρεῖς δραχμὰς ιβ τριώβολον ἔτους ϛ Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Παχὼν ιγ.

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
χιλιάδεςchilias thousand G5505 Noun · nominative · plural · feminine
23× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
A thousand is a large number, as seen in Luke 14:31 and Acts 4:4, where many people believed in Jesus. This number represents a big group or quantity.
Tyndale gloss
thousand
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

χιλιάς (chilias) means 'a thousand' and is used in various contexts to denote the number one thousand or a very large quantity. It appears in several New Testament verses, including Luke 14:31 and Acts 4:4. The word is derived from the root for 'thousand' and has been used since ancient times, with references in classical literature as well.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

χιλιάς, -άδος, ἡ

(< χίλιοι),

[in LXX for אֶלֶף ;]

the number one thousand, a thousand: Lk 14:31, Ac 4:4, I Co 10:8, Re 5:11 7:4-8 11:13 14:1, 3 21:16.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

χιλιάς, -ddos, ἡ, (χίλιοι), a thousand, the number one thousand: plur., Lk. xiv. 31; Acts iv. 4; 1 Co. x. 8; Rev. v. 11; vii. 4-8; xi. 18; xiv. 1-3; xxi. 16; Sept. for 7x, D278, [Hdt. on.]

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

χιλιάς. We may note P Oxy IV. 74218 (B.c. 2) (as amended Berichtigungen p. 328) ὅ]ρα ἐμὲ ἠγορακέναι πᾳρ[ὰ ΙΠόθο]υ τὴν χιλίαν δέσμην (δραχμῶν) δίεκάπΊεντε, “see I have bought from Pothus the thousand bundles for fifteen drachmae.” But Witkowski (Z//.? p. 128) understands τὴν χιλίαν δέσμην = ἑκάστην τὴν χιλιάδα δεσμῶν, as meaning “ αἵ fifteen drachmae for a bundle of a thousand.

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

χιλιάς (chilias) — thousand.

χῑλι-άς, άδος, ἡ:

genitive plural χιλιάδων [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—a thousand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. generally, large number, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πολλαὶ χ., of lines of poetry, [Refs]

3. Χιλιάδες, αἱ, title of poem by [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

II. ={χιλιετηρίς}, [Refs]; Ῥωμαϊκὴ χ., title of work by Asinius Quadratus, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

χιλιάς

chilias

from 5507; one thousand ("chiliad"):--thousand.

see GREEK for 5507

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

χιλιάς, άδος, ἡ

n.f.

a thousand

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

χιλιάς chilias 23x

the number one thousand, a thousand, Lk. 14:31; Acts 4:4

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

χιλιάς χι_λιάς, άδος, the number one thousand, a thousand, Hdt., Aesch.; c. gen., πολλαὶ χιλιάδες ταλάντων Hdt.: —generally, a very large number, Theocr.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-NPF — Noun · nominative · plural · feminine
nominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-NPF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

thou'-zand ('eleph; chilioi).

See NUMBER.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
91%thousand
thousand91% · 21×thousands9% · 2×

23 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject70%adverbial13%predicate13%object4%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 23 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
δώδεκαIndec
ἸούδαςJudah, Judas, JuῬουβήνPropΓάδProp
τέσσαρεςfour
τεσσεράκονταIndec
εἴκοσιIndec
μετάἡμέραa day
δέκαIndec
ἐν
ὡςas, like as, how, wh
ἀνήρa male human bei
χιλιάςthousand23×
what comes after →
ἐκ
φυλήa tribe, race
σφραγίζωI set a seal upon
ἐκ
Article the
ἀγοράζωI buyμῆκοςlength
ὑπαντάωI meet
Article the
ἔρχομαιI come, go
ἐπί

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceχιλιάς · 23× in the New Testament
Revelation Luke 1 Corinthians Acts
Across the New Testament4 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 147 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Life of Moses 2.276c. AD 40

ἦσαν δὲ κατ’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν χρόνον τρεῖς μὲν ἱερεῖς, νεωκόρων δὲ πολλαὶ χιλιάδες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 8.93c. AD 75–95

στολὰς δὲ ἱερατικὰς τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι σὺν ποδήρεσιν ἐπωμίσι καὶ λογίῳ καὶ λίθοις χιλίας·

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 34.6c. AD 96

λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή: Μύριαι μυριάδες παρειστήκεισαν αὐτῷ, καὶ χίλιαι χιλιάδες ἐλειτούργουν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐκέκραγον, Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος κύριος σαβαώθ, πλήρης πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. BC 2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 1st c. BC
P.Adl. 15Pathyris (?)101 BC

ἀποτεισάτω ἑκάστης ἀρτάβης πυροῦ ἧς ἐὰν μὴ ἀποδῶι χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς δισχιλίας τετρακοσίας , κριθῆς χιλίας τετρακοσίας , καὶ ἑβδόμην μερίδα τῶν γενημάτων πάντων· τὸ δὲ δάνειον τοῦτο ἀποδότω ὁ

P.Lips. 1 2Pathyris100 BC

ἢ οἳ ἂν ὦσι γείτονες πάντοθεν. ἐπρίατο Πετεαρσεμθεὺς Πανοβχούνιος ὡς ἐτῶν μ χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς χιλίας διακοσίας. προπωλήτρια καὶ βεβαιώτρια τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴν ταύτην πάντων Τιτῶς ἡ ἀποδομένη ἣν

CdÉ 37 (1962), p. 155Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 152

τὸν ὁμολογοῦντα τὴν συμπεφωνημένην τιμὴν πᾶσαν ἐκ πλήρους παραχρῆμα διὰ χειρὸς ἀργυρίου κεφαλαίου δραχμὰς χιλίας διακοσίας καὶ βεβαιώσειν τὸν ὁμολογοῦντα τὰ κατὰ τὴν πρᾶσιν ταύτην διὰ παντὸς πάσῃ βεβαιώσει.

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ἐσφραγισμένοι·sphragizō sealed; G4972 Verb · perfect · passive · participle · nominative · plural · feminine
15× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To seal something means to stamp or mark it for security or preservation, as in Matthew 27:66 and Revelation 20:3. This term can also mean to keep something secret or to attest to its authenticity.
Amplified meaning
marked or stamped for security or preservation
Tyndale gloss
to seal
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word σφραγίζω (sphragizō) means 'to seal' and is derived from the root for 'seal'. It covers a range of meanings, including sealing for security, concealment, and authentication. In the New Testament, it appears in contexts such as sealing a tomb (Mt 27:66) and marking believers with the Holy Spirit (Eph 1:13). The lexicons note its metaphorical uses, but do not present significant disagreements.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

σφραγίζω

[in LXX chiefly for חתם (De 32:34, al.), also for סתם (Da TH 8:26) ;]

to seal,

for security: Mt 27:66, Re 20:3; τ. καρπὸν τοῦτον, fig. (cf. Deiss., BS, 238 f.; MM, xxiv; DB, iv, 427a), Ro 15:28;

for concealment, hence, metaph., to hide (Da TH 9:24, Jo 14:17): Re 10:4 22:10;

for distinction, Re 7:3-8; metaph., Eph 1:13 4:30; mid., II Co 1:22;

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σφραγίζω (Rev. vii. 3 Rec.) ; 1 aor. ἐσφράγισα; 1 aor. mid. ptep. σφραγισάμενος ; Pass., pf. ptep. ἐσφραγισμένος ; 1 aor. ἐσφραγίσθην ; [in 2 Co. xi. 10 Rec." gives the form odpayicera “de coniectura vel errore” (Tdf.; see his note ad loc.)]; (σφραγίς, q-v-); Sept. for DNM; to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal; a. for security: τί, Mt. xxvii. 66; sc. τὴν ἄβυσσον, to close it, lest Satan after being cast into it should come out; hence the addition ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ, over him i.e. Satan, Rev. xx. 3, (ἐν ᾧ —i. 6. δώματι ---- κεραυνός ἐστιν ἐσφραγισμένος, Aeschyl. Eum. 828; mid. σφραγίζομαι τὴν θύραν, Bel and the Dragon 14 Theodot.). b. Since things sealed up are concealed (as, the contents of a letter), σφραγίζω means trop. to hide (Deut. xxxii. 34), keep in silence, keep secret: τί, Rev. x. 4; xxii. 10, (τὰς ἁμαρτίας, Dan. ix. 24 Theodot.; ras ἀνομίας. Job xiv. 17; τοὺς λόγους σιγῇ.…

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σφραγίζω, κε 568]. In P Oxy VI. 9325 (late ii/A.D.) ἂν ἔρχῃ ἄφες ἀρτάβας ἕξ is τοὺς σάκκους σφραγίσας λαχανοσπέρμου ἵνα πρόχιροι ὦσι, ““1ξ you come, take out six artabae of vegetable-seed, sealing it in the sacks in order that they may be ready’ (Edd.), we have clear confirmation of Deissmann’s view (BS p. 238f.) that by Paul’s καρπὸν σφαγίζεσθαι in Rom 157° we are to understand the Apostle as meaning that all the proper steps had been taken with regard to the collection. ‘‘If the /frzzt is sealed, then everything is in order: the sealing is the last thing that must be done prior to delivery.” Cf. also P Hib I. 3915 (B.C. 265) where with reference to the embarkation upon a government transport of a quantity of corn, instructions are given that the shipmaster is to write a receipt, and further— δεῖγμα σφραγισάσ(θ]ω, ‘let him seal a sample,” obviously to prevent the corn from being…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

σφραγίζω (sphragizō) — to seal.

σφρᾱγ-ίζω,

Ionic dialect σφρηγίζω, close or enclose with a seal, σφραγίζεις λύεις τ᾽ ὀπίσω.. πεύκην (={δέλτον}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ σιτάριον [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, τὸν θησαυρόν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μόνη δὲ κλῇθρ᾽ ἐγὼ σφραγίζομαι [LXX+5th c.BC+]; δεῖγμα σφραγισάσθω let him seal up with his seal a sample (of the corn), [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, ἐν ᾧ [δώματι] κεραυνός ἐστιν ἐσφραγισμένος [LXX+4th c.BC+]; οὐ δύναμαι ἀναγνῶναι [τὸ βιβλίον]· ἐσφράγισται γάρ[LXX+3rd c.BC+]; ἐσφραγίσθη γῇ λευκῇ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

σφραγίζω

sphragizo

from 4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or

preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep

secret, to attest:--(set a, set to) seal up, stop.

see GREEK for 4973

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

σφραγίζω

v.

I set a seal upon

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

σφραγίζω sphragizō 15x

to seal, stamp with a seal, Mt. 27:66; Rev. 20:3; to seal up, to close up, conceal, Rev. 10:4; 22:10; to set a mark upon, distinguish by a mark, Eph. 1:13; 4:30; Rev. 7:3, 4, 5, 8; to seal, to mark distinctively as invested with a certain character, Jn. 6:27; mid. to set one’s own mark upon, seal as one’s own, to impress with a mark of acceptance, 2 Cor. 1:22; to deliver over safely to someone, Rom. 15:28; absol. to set to one’s…

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Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

σφραγίζω σφρα_γίζω, to seal, Eur.:—Mid. to seal for oneself, have sealed, Plut.: —Pass., perf. part. ἐσφραγισμένος sealed up, kept under seal, Aesch.

to mark as with a seal, to mark, Anth.; δεινοῖς σημάντροισιν ἐσφραγισμένοι, of wounded persons, Eur.

metaph. to set a seal on, confirm, stamp with approval, NTest., Anth.: Mid. to assure of a thing, c. acc. rei, NTest.: to limit, Anth.

to seal or accredit as a faithful servant, as a believer, τινά NTest.

from σφρα_γίς

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Verb-RPP-NPF — Verb · perfect · passive · participle · nominative · plural · feminine
nominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

V-RPP-NPF Part of Speech: Verb Tense: peRfect Voice: Passive Mood: Participle Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Feminine

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
60%sealed
sealed60% · 15×having sealed12% · 3×you were sealed8% · 2×we may have sealed4% · 1×do seal4% · 1×may seal4% · 1×has set his seal4% · 1×has sealed4% · 1×

25 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 8 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
verb100%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 15 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐπιτελέωI complete, accoArticle theκλείωI shut, shut up
χιλιάςa thousand
δώδεκαIndecτέσσαρεςfour
τάφοςa tomb, burial-place
Article the
μαρτυρίαwitness, evidence, t
Article the
πατήρfather, Father, ance
Article the
σφραγίζωsealed;15×
what comes after →
Article the
λίθοςa stoneθεόςGod, a godπνεῦμαwind, breath, sp
ἐκ
πᾶςall, the whole, φυλήa tribe, race
ὅτιthat, since, because
Article the
αὐτός
Article the
ἐγώ
καίand, even, also,

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceσφραγίζω · 15× in the New Testament
Revelation Ephesians John 2 Corinthians Matthew Romans
Across the New Testament6 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 14 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Clement of Rome Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 172c. AD 40

ὁ δὴ ταῦτα μὴ ἀκοῇ μᾶλλον ἢ διανοίᾳ προμαθὼν καὶ ἐν τῇ αὑτοῦ ψυχῇ σφραγισάμενος θαυμάσια καὶ περιμάχητα εἴδη, καὶ ὅτι ἔστι καὶ ὑπάρχει θεὸς καὶ ὅτι εἷς ὁ ὢν ὄντως ἐστὶ καὶ ὅτι πεποίηκε τὸν κόσμον καὶ πεποίηκεν ἕνα, ὡς ἐλέχθη, κατὰ τὴν μόνωσιν…

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 43.2c. AD 96

ἐκεῖνος γάρ, ζήλου ἐμπεσόντος περὶ τῆς ἱερωσύνης καὶ στασιαζουσῶν τῶν φυλῶν, ὁποία αὐτῶν εἴη τῷ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι κεκοσμημένη, ἐκέλευσεν τοὺς δώδεκα φυλάρχους προσενεγκεῖν αὐτῷ ῥάβδους ἐπιγεγραμμένας ἑκάστης φυλῆς κατ̓ ὄνομα: καὶ λαβὼν αὐτὰς ἔδησεν καὶ…

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. BC 1st c. AD 6th c. AD
P.Harr. 2 223AD 1–AD 100

r Πετεχῶν Ταναβίνηι τῆι ἀδελφῆι χαίρειν. ἔπεμψά σοι δύο σφραγῖδας ἵνα τὰς ἀγέλας σφραγίσης. ἐπισφράγισον καὶ ὅσα ἔχεις σκεύη φύλαξον ἕως ὅτου παραγένωμαι πρός σε ἠ διαπέμψω σοι

BGU 1 249ArsinoitesAD 75–AD 85

μένων αἰσθόμενός σου τὴν εἴς με φιλοφροσύνην. φρόντισον δʼ ἐμοῦ χόρτου δεσμῶν ἑξακοσίων καὶ σφράγισον τὸ σιτάριον καὶ τὴν κριθὴν δηλώσας μοι, ποίωι μέτρωι ἔπεμψας. ἀσπάζου τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου

P.Flor. 3 334 RoApollonopolites HeptakomiasAD 114–AD 119

καὶ ὄξος ἐκ τοῦ Κῴου καὶ ἐλαίαν· καὶ πάλι τῆι σῆι σφραγῖδι ἀσφαλῶς κλείσας σφράγισον. τὸ δαπανηθὲν ἀνάλωμα εἰς τοὺς θησαυρούς Εἰσῆ ὅσιόν ἐστιν, ἵνα τῷ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι μετε

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ἐκek out of G1537 Preposition
913× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
The preposition 'out from' shows movement or origin, like in John 6:31 and Acts 9:3. It helps us understand where people or things come from or are going.
Tyndale gloss
out from
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ἐκ (transliterated as ek) is a preposition that means 'from' or 'out of,' governing the genitive case. It indicates origin, separation, or motion away from a place, time, or cause. In the New Testament, it is used to denote various relationships, such as source or distinction, and appears in contexts like John 6:31 and Matthew 1:3. Different lexicons highlight its versatility in both literal and metaphorical senses.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ἐκ (ἐξ),

prep. c. gen.,

from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).

ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ,

prep. c. gen.,

of motion outwards, separation from (opp. to εἰς; = Lat. e, ex), from out of, from among, from.

Of Place,

of motion, out of, forth from, off from: Jo 6:31, Ac 9:3, Ga 1:8, al.; esp. after verbs of motion, Mt 8:28 17:9, Mk 1:25 7:28, Jo 1:33 20:1, Ac 12:7, 17 27:30, al.; constr. praeg., σώζειν (διας.) ἐκ, Ju 5, Ac 28:4. Metaph., Mt 7:4, 5, I Pe 2:9; ἐκ τ.…

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, a preposition governing the genitive. It denotes as well exit or emission out of, as separation from, something with which there has been close connection ; opp. to the prepositions εἰς into and ἐν in: from out of, out from, forth from, from, (Lat. e, ex), [ οἵ. W. 364, 366 (343) sq.; B. 326 sq. (281)]. It is used I. of Pace, and 1. univ. of the place from which; from a surrounding or enclosing place, from the interior of: ἄρτος, ἄγγελος, φῶς ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, Jn. vi. 81 sq.; Acts ix. 3 [here RG ἀπό]; Gal. 1. 8; ἀνατολή, δύναμις ἐξ ὕψους, Lk. i. 78; xxiv. 49; esp. after verbs of going, fleeing, leading, calling, freeing, removing, releasing, etc. : ἥκειν ἐκ τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας eis τ. Γαλιλαίαν, Jn. iv. 47; ἐξέρχεσθαι ἔκ τινος out of the body of one (spoken of demons), Mk. i. 25; v. 8 [here L mrg. ἀπό]; vii. 29; of power emanating from the body, Mk. v. 30 [cf. B. 301 (258)…

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ἐκ 190 passages as P Tebt I. 23" (c. B.C. 119 or 114) οὐκ ὀρθῶς κρίνομεν πέπρακταί σοι μὴ ἐκ τῆς ἡμῶν προεδρίας πεφροντικέναι ἀπροσδέητον ἑτέρων γενέσθαι, ‘I consider that you have acted badly in not having been careful that he should be independent of others owing to my superior rank ”’ (Edd. ), 24. 248° (B.c. 117) ἔκ τε τῆς πλείστης προσεδρείας, ‘on account of the prolonged attendance ’’ (Edd.), and P Fay 12} (c. B.C. 103) ἐκ κοινολογ[ς(]α[ς] τ[ἢ]ς συνσταθείσης πρὸς αὐτούς, ‘‘as the result of the colloquy which took place between τ᾿ (Edd.). From this it is an easy transition to the meaning ‘‘ according to”’ or “in accordance with,’’ as in the common legal phrase καθάπερ ἐγ δίκης, ‘‘as if in accordance with a legal decision,’’ z. δ. ‘‘as if a formal decree of the court had been obtained,’’ as in P Eleph 1132 (B.C. 311-0) (= Selections, p- 3), P Ryl 11. 15435 (a.p. 66): cf. P Petr III.…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ἐκ (ek) — out from.

ἐκ,

before a vowel ἐξ, also

__A ἐξ τῳ ϝοίκῳ [Refs] and less frequently ; ἐγ- in Inscrr. before β γ δ λ μ ; Cretan dialect and Boeotian dialect ἐς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐχ frequently in Attic dialect Inscrr. before χ φ θ (and in early Inscrr. before ς, [Refs]:—preposition governing GEN. only (except in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—radical sense, from out of, frequently also simply, from.

__A.I OF PLACE, the most frequently usage, variously modified:

__A.I.1 of Motion, out of, forth from, ἐκ Πύλου ἐλθὼν τηλόθεν ἐξ ἀπίης γαίης [Refs 8th c.BC+] to strike with a spear in the hand, opposed to ἀντιτοξεύειν or ἀκοντίζειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ χρυσῶν φιαλῶν πίνειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἐκ

ek

or ex ex

a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or

motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or

figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at,

betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above),

for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X

heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of,

off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth,

through,

X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition,

with the same general import; often of completion.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἐκ, ἐξ

Prep.

from out, out from among, from

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἐκ ek 915x

ἐχ before vowels, with genitive, from, out of, a place, Mt. 2:15; 3:17; of, from, out of, denoting origin or source, Mt. 1:3; 21:19; of, from some material, Mt. 3:9; Rom. 9:21; of, from, among, partitively, Mt. 6:27; 21:31; Mk. 9:17; from, denoting cause, Rev. 8:11; 17:6; means or instrument, Mt. 12:33, 37; by, through, denoting the author or efficient cause, Mt. 1:18; Read the full entry →

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκ

ἐξ before a vowel, ἐγ before β γ δ λ μ prep. governing GEN. only, Lat. e, exRadical sense, from out of, opp. to εἰς:

out of, from. c. gen.

OF PLACE:

of Motion, out of, forth from, Hom., etc.: ἐκ θυμοῦ φίλεον I loved her from my heart, with all my heart, Il.

to denote change from one place or condition to another, κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ one evil from (or after) another, id. Il.; λόγον ἐκ λόγου λέγειν Dem.

to express distinction from a number, ἐκ πόλεων πίσυρες four out of many, Il.

of Position, like ἔξω, outside of, beyond, ἐκ βελέων out of shot, id. Il.; ἐκ καπνοῦ out of the smoke, Od.

with Verbs of Rest, ἐκ ποταμοῦ χρόα νίζετο washed his body with water from the river, id. Od.:—with Verbs signifying to hang or fasten, ἐκ πασσαλόφι κρέμασεν φόρμιγγα he hung his lyre from (i. e. on) the peg, id.…

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep — Preposition
preposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

PREP PREPosition

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
28%of
of28% · 258×from26% · 243×out of23% · 216×out from7% · 61×by5% · 51×at2% · 20×other renderings8% · 70×other renderings1% · 14×

933 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 26 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial69%predicate15%subject11%object5%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 913 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
καίand, even, also,ὅτιthat, since, becἀνάστασιςa rising again,
αὐτός
ἐγείρωI wake, arouse, ἀνίστημιI raise up, set καταβαίνωI go down, come
καίand, even, also, nam
αὐτόςσύἐγώ
εἰμίI am, exist
οὐNegArticle theτίςIrg
εἷςone
καίand, even, also,ὅτιthat, since, becαὐτός
ἐκout of913×
what comes after →
Article the
οὐρανόςthe sky, the heaθεόςGod, a godστόμαthe mouth, speec
αὐτός
εἰμίI am, existArticle theκαίand, even, also,
νεκρόςdead, a corpse
ἀνίστημιI raise up, set ἐγείρωI wake, arouse, καίand, even, also,
σύ
παραδίδωμιI hand over, delμεριμνάωI am anxious, diἄνθρωποςa man, one of th
πίστιςfaith, belief, trust
ζάωI liveἸησοῦςJesusἀλλάbut, except

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceἐκ · 913× in the New Testament
John Revelation Luke Acts Matthew Mark Romans Galatians 1 Corinthians 1 John 2 Corinthians Hebrews

Every reference is on the Strong's page.

Across the New Testament26 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
φυλῆςphulē [the] tribe G5443 Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
31× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
A tribe or clan, like the tribes of Israel in Matthew 19:28 and Romans 11:1.
Tyndale gloss
tribe
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

φυλή (phulē) refers to a tribe or clan, often associated with kinship or local habitation. It encompasses the twelve tribes of Israel, as well as broader groups of people and nations. The New Testament uses it in contexts relating to the tribes of Israel (e.g., Matthew 19:28) and the nations of the earth. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meaning.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

φυλή, ῆς, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for; מַטֶּה, also for שֵׁבֶט, מִשְׁפָּחָה, etc. ;]

a body of men united by kinship or habitation, a clan or tribe: of the tribes of Israel, Mt 19:28, Lk 2:36 22:30, Ac 13:21, Ro 11:1, Phl 3:5, He 7:13, 14, Ja 1:1, Re 5:5 7:4-8 21:12; of the tribes of the earth, the peoples and nations, Mt 24:30, Re 1:7 5:9 7:9 11:9 13:7 14:6.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

φυλή, -ῆς, ἡ, (fr. φύω), fr. Pind. and Hdt. down ; aL a tribe; in the N.T. all the persons descended from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob (Sept. for 792 and viv; also for NMSwWN, see πατριά, 2): Heb. vii. 13 sq-; with the addition of the genitives ᾿Ασήρ, Βενιαμίν, ete., Lk. ii. 36; Acts xiii. 21; Ro. χὶ. 1 ; Phil. iii. 5; Rev. νυ. 5; vii. 5-8; δώδεκα φ. τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mt. xix. 28; Lk. xxii. 30; Jas.i. 1; Rev. xxi. 12; [πᾶσα φυλὴ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Rev. vii. 4]. 2. a race, nation, people: Mt. xxiv. 30; Rev. [i. 7]; v.9; vii. 9; [xi.9]; xiii. 7; xiv. 6.

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

φυλή, “‘a tribe,” especially one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Mt τοῦ a/.), and extended by analogy to the tribes of the earth (Mt 24%° a/.). For the priestly tribes in Egypt, cf. P Tebt II. 2998 (c. A.D. 50), where a certain Psoiphis, τῶν ἀ[πὸ THs κώ]μης πέμπτη[ς φυλῆς] ἱερέος (1. ἱερέως) τῶν ἐν [τῇ κώμῃ] θεῶν, ““ priest of the fifth tribe of the gods at the village,” asks that the birth of a son be registered, P Kyl Il. 179° (A.D. 127) Πακῦσις . . . ἱερεὺς πρώτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου, and similarly %*7, See further Otto Priester i. p. 23 ff. In Claudius’s address to the Alexandrines P Lond 19124! (A.D. 41) a φυλὴ Κλαυδιανά, not known elsewhere, is mentioned : see the editor’s note, where reference is made to Schubart Archiv v. p. 94f. for the Alexandrian tribenames of the Roman period. Cf. also Preisigke Fachworter 5.U.…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

φυλή (phulē) — tribe.

φῡλή, ἡ,

(φύω) properly, like{φῦλον}, a race, tribe; but accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+] a union formed in an organized community (whether πόλις or ἔθνος): hence, tribe, i.e.

I. a body of men united

I.1. by supposed ties of blood and descent, clan, such as the three Dorian tribes, Rhetra cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the four Ionic tribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Laconian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the old Roman, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of the Persian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Jewish, [LXX] (but also of subdivisions of the tribe (σκῆπτρον),[LXX+NT]

I.2. by local habitation, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or those formed by Servius at Rome, φ. τοπικαί, opposed to γενικαί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.3. subdivision of the priests in each Egyptian temple, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

φυλή

phule

from 5453 (compare 5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:--kindred,

tribe.

see GREEK for 5453

see GREEK for 5444

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

φυλή, ῆς, ἡ

n.f.

a tribe, race

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

φυλή phylē 31x

a tribe, Mt. 19:28; 24:30; Lk. 2:36; a people, nation, Rev. 1:7; 5:9

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

φυλή φυ_λή, ἡ, φύω like φῦλον, a race or tribe of men, κατὰ φυλάς Xen.

a body of men united by ties of blood and descent, a clan, such as those among the Dorians (φ. γενική), Pind.; of the four old Attic Tribes, Hdt., Eur.; of the Jewish, NTest.

a tribe connected by local habitation, like our hundred or county, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes (φ. τοπική), Hdt., etc.—The subdivisions of the φυλαὶ γενικαί were φρατρίαι, those of the φυλαὶ τοπικαί were δῆμοι.

the contingent of soldiers furnished by a tribe, Hdt., Thuc., etc.:—later, a brigade of cavalry, Xen.; cf. φύλαρχος II.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-GSF — Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-GSF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

trib (in the Old Testament always for matteh, 183 times, or shebhet, 145 times, also spelled shebhet; Aramaic shebhat (Ezr 6:17)): Both words mean "staff," and perhaps "company led by chief with staff" (OHL, 641) is the origin of the meaning "tribe." In the Apocrypha and New Testament always for phule, from phuo, "beget," with dodekaphulon, "twelve tribes," in Ac 26:7. Of the two Hebrew words, shebhet appears to be considerably the older, and is used in Ps 74:2; Jer 10:16; 51:19 of the whole people of Israel, and in Nu 4:18; Jud 20:12 (Revised Version margin);

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Tribe

A collection of families descending from one ancestor. The “twelve tribes” of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In Matt. 24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God (Rev. 7). (See ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF; JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Jacob having twelve sons, who were heads of so many families, which together formed a great nation, each of these families was called a tribe. But this patriarch on his death-bed adopted Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph, and would have them also to constitute two tribes in Israel, Ge 48:5. Instead of twelve tribes, there were now thirteen, that of Joseph being two. However, in the distribution of lands by Joshua under the order of God, they reckoned but twelve tribes and made but twelve lots; of the tribe of Levi, being appointed to the sacred service, had no share in the distribution of the land, but received certain cities to dwell in, with the first-fruits, tithes, and oblations of the people. Each tribe had its own leaders and tribunals; and the whole twelve, in their early history, constituted a republic somewhat…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
71%tribe
tribe71% · 22×tribes26% · 8×a tribe3% · 1×

31 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 3 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial55%subject19%object16%predicate7%indirect object3%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 31 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
ἐκ
χιλιάςa thousandΦανουήλPropἀνήρa male human bei
δώδεκαIndec
Article the
Article the
πᾶςall, the whole, ἐκ
πᾶςall, the whole, ever
ἐκἐπί
καίand, even, also, nam
ἔθνοςa race, people, λαόςa people, the cr
φυλή[the] tribe31×
what comes after →
καίand, even, also, nam
γλῶσσαthe tongue, a laλαόςa people, the cr
Article the
γῆthe earth, soil,ἸσραήλPropἐν
ΒενιαμίνProp
ἔτοςa yearἙβραῖοςa HebrewδώδεκαIndec
ἈσήρProp
οὗτοςδώδεκαIndec
ἸούδαςJudah, Judas, Jude
Article theδώδεκαIndec

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceφυλή · 31× in the New Testament
Revelation Hebrews Luke Matthew Acts James Philippians Romans
Across the New Testament8 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 185 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas The Shepherd of Hermas
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 2.94c. AD 40

„Δὰν κρινεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λαόν, ὡσεὶ καὶ μία φυλὴ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ γενέσθω Δὰν ὄφις ἐφ’ ὁδοῦ, ἐγκαθήμενος ἐπὶ τρίβου, δάκνων πτέρναν ἵππου, καὶ πεσεῖται ὁ ἱππεὺς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, τὴν σωτηρίαν περιμένων κυρίου“ (Gen.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.221c. AD 75–95

εἰσὶ δὲ οὗτοι, οἳ τὸ τῶν Ἀράβων ἔθνος καὶ τὰς φυλὰς ἀπʼ αὐτῶν καλοῦσι διά τε τὴν ἀρετὴν αὐτῶν καὶ τὸ Ἁβράμου ἀξίωμα.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 8.3c. AD 100

οἱ ῥαντίζοντες παῖδες οἱ εὐαγγελισάμενοι ἡμῖν τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τὸν ἁγνισμὸν τῆς καρδίας, οἷς ἔδωκεν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τὴν ἐξουσίαν ʽοὖσιν δεκάδυο εἰς μαρτύριον τῶν φυλῶν ὅτι δεκάδυο φυλαὶ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ̓, εἰς τὸ κηρύσσειν.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 1st c. AD 2nd c. BC
P.Amh. 2 112Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 128

τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογεῖ Πακῦσις Στοτοήτεως πρεσβυτέρου τοῦ Πανεφρίμεως ἱερεὺς πρώτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου μεγάλου ὡς ἐτῶν μα οὐλὴ βραχίωνι ἀριστερῶι τῷ ἑαυτοῦ ὁμοπατρίωι καὶ

P.Amh. 2 74Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 147

κωμογραμματεῖ Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου παρὰ Πανεφρέμμεως Ἀγχώφεως πρεσβυτέρου Πανεφρέμμεως μητρὸς Στοτοήτεως τῆς Ὥρου ἱερέως τρίτης φυλῆς ἀπὸ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου. ἀπογράφομαι ἐμαυτόν τε καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς εἰς τὴν τοῦ διεληλυθότος

P.Amh. 2 113Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 157

τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογεῖ Στοτοῆτις πρεσβύτερος Στοτοήτεως τοῦ Στοτοήτεως ἱερεὺς τετάρτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου ὡς ἐτῶν ξδ οὐλὴ μετόπῳ μέσῳ Ἐρειεῦτι Πανεφρέμμεως τοῦ Στοτοήτεως ἱερείᾳ

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ῬουβὴνRhoubēn of Reuben G4502 Noun · proper name, indeclinable
1× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob, and his name appears in Revelation 7:5. He was an important figure in the Bible and the ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel.
Amplified meaning
the firstborn son of Jacob
Tyndale gloss
Reuben
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word Ῥουβήν (i.e. Rhouben) refers to Reuben, the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah. It is a proper noun of Hebrew origin, appearing in the New Testament in Revelation 7:5. The entries consistently identify it as an indeclinable name without significant variation in meaning.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

Ῥουβήν, ὁ indecl., (Heb. רְאוּבֵן),

Reuben: Re 7:5.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

Ῥουβήν (in Joseph. antt. 1, 19, 8 “Pov8ndos), 6, (2387, i.e. behold ye a son! Gen. xxix. 32 [ef. Β. Ὁ. s. v.]), Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn son by Leah: Rev. vii. 5.

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

Ῥουβήν (Rhoubēn) — Reuben.

Ῥουβήν, ὁ indecl., (Heb. רְאוּבֵן),

Reuben: Rev.7:5.†

(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

Strong's Greek Dictionary

Ῥουβήν

Rhouben

of Hebrew origin (7205); Ruben (i.e. Reuben), an Israelite:--Reuben.

see HEBREW for 07205

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

Ῥουβίμ, ὁ

Prop.n.

Reuben

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Ῥουβήν Rhoubēn 1x

Reuben, pr. name, indecl., Rev. 7:5*

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-PRI — Noun · proper name, indeclinable
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-PRI Indeclinable PRoper Noun

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

roo'-ben, ru'-ben (re'ubhen; Rhouben): The eldest son of Jacob, born to him by Leah in Paddan-aram (Ge 29:32).

1. Jacob's Oldest Son:

This verse seems to suggest two derivations of the name. As it stands in Massoretic Text it means "behold a son"; but the reason given for so calling him is "The Lord hath looked upon my affliction," which in Hebrew is ra'ah be`onyi, literally, "He hath seen my affliction." Of his boyhood we have only the story of the mandrakes (Ge 30:14). As the firstborn he should really have been leader among his father's sons. His birthright was forfeited by a deed of peculiar infamy (Ge 35:22), and as far as we know his tribe never took the lead in Israel. It is named first, indeed, in

Reuben

Behold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen. 35:22, brought down upon him his dying father’s malediction (48:4). He showed kindness to Joseph, and was the means of saving his life when his other brothers would have put him to death (37:21,22). It was he also who pledged his life and the life of his sons when Jacob was unwilling to let Benjamin go down into Egypt. After Jacob and his family went down into Egypt (46:8) no further mention is made of Reuben beyond what is recorded in ch. 49:3,4.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(behold a son), Jacob’s firstborn Child, (Genesis 29:32) the son of Leah. (B.C. 1753.) The notices of the patriarch Reuben give, on the whole a favorable view of his disposition. To him and him alone the preservation of Joseph’s life appears to have been due and afterward he becomes responsible for his safety. (Genesis 37:18-30; 42:37) Of the repulsive crime which mars his history, and which turned the blessing of his dying father into a curse --his adulterous connection with Bilhah-- we know from the Scriptures only the fact. (Genesis 35:22) He was of an ardent, impetuous, unbalanced but not ungenerous nature; not crafty and cruel, as were Simeon and Levi, but rather, to use the metaphor of the dying patriarch, boiling up…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Behold, a son! The eldest son of Jacob and Leah, so-called in reference to the sentiment of his mother, "The Lord hath looked on my affliction," Ge 29:32. Reuben, having defiled his father’s concubine Bilhah, lost his birthright and all the privileges of primogeniture, the preeminence in the family being given to Judah, and the double portion to the two sons of Joseph, Ge 35:22 48:5 49:3,4,8,10 1Ch 5:1,2. He shared in his brother’s jealousy of Joseph, and yet interposed to save his life at Dothan with the design of restoring him privately to his father, Ge 37:18-30. See also his well-meant proposal in Ge 42:27. His…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
100%reuben
reuben100% · 1×

1 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

ConcordanceῬουβήν · 1× in the New Testament
Revelation
Across the New Testament1 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 53 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 1.81c. AD 40

στίχος λίθων ἔσται, σάρδιον τοπάζιον σμάραγδος ὁ στίχος ὁ εἷς“ — Ῥουβὴν Συμεὼν Λευί—·

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
4th c. AD
O.Douch 4 404Kysis (Oasis Magna)AD 301–AD 425

Ῥουβῆν μόδια β ἥμισυ Παχοῦμις Μακαρίου μόδια β ἥμισυ Σαβοῦρις μόδια β ἥμισυ Πλῆνις ἄλλος

O.Douch 4 504Kysis (Oasis Magna)AD 301–AD 425

κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ … ος καὶ Ἀνουμέρις Ῥουβῆν … χαίρειν. … Κόκινος Πετες … … … δ … εῦρις

O.Douch 5 631Kysis (Oasis Magna)AD 301–AD 425

Ῥουβῆν ξέστ … Πεβῶς ξέσται ϛ Παχοῦμ ξέσται ϛ Οὐέμων ξέστης α Ὡρίων ξέστης α

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
δώδεκαdōdeka twelve G1427 Adjective · nominative
75× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This word means the number twelve, like the twelve apostles in Matthew 10:1. It is used to describe a dozen of something in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
twelve
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word δώδεκα (i.e., *dodeka*) means 'twelve' and is used as a numeral. It appears in various contexts in the New Testament, notably referring to the twelve apostles. The word is formed from the components for 'two' and 'ten' and is recognized across different dialects and historical texts.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

δώδεκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl.

numeral, twelve: Mt 9:20 10:1, al.; οἱ δ., the apostles, Mt 10:5, Mk 4:10, al.; in Ac 19:7 24:11, for Rec. δεκαδύο.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

δώδεκα, οἱ. ai, τά, [fr. Hom. down], twelve: Mt. ix. 20; x. 1; [L T Tr WH in Acts xix. 7; xxiv. 11 for δεκαδύο] ; Rev. vii. 5 [R Gu’); xxi. 21, ete. ; of δώδεκα, the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminence: Mk. ix. BITS 35 BIDE Χτ TOUR hts ce-an IZ DING Π.Κ' χΧῚ 9; δδε

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

δώδεκα (dōdeka) — twelve.

δῠώδεκα,

Ionic dialect, Epic dialect, Lyric poetry; Attic dialect δώδεκα, twelve, in all genders, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—also δυόδεκο, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

δώδεκα

dodeka

from 1417 and 1176; two and ten, i.e. a dozen:--twelve.

see GREEK for 1417

see GREEK for 1176

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

δώδεκα

Indec.num.

twelve

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

δώδεκα dōdeka 75x

twelve, Mt. 9:20; 10:1; οἱ δώδεκα, the twelve apostles, Mt. 26:14, 20

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

δώδεκα δύο, δέκα twelve, Hom., etc.: v. δυώδεκα.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj-NUI — Adjective · nominative
nominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

A-NUI Indeclinable NUmeral (Adjective)

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

twelv (shenem `asar; dodeka).

See APOSTLE; NUMBER.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
99%twelve
twelve99% · 76×other renderings1% · 1×

77 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject41%object31%adverbial12%predicate11%indirect object5%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 75 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
εἷςoneδέbut, on the otheμετά
ἔτοςa year
γάρforγίνομαιI come into beinὡςas, like as, how
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakἀπόἐπί
κλάσμαa fragment
Article theαἴρωI raise, lift up
πυλώνa large gate, a gate
ἔχωI have, hold, poδώδεκαIndec
δώδεκαtwelve75×
what comes after →
χιλιάςa thousand
ἐκσφραγίζωI set a seal upoArticle the
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐπίἐπιτίθημιI put, place upoἐξίστημιI astonish, am a
Article the
λέγωI say, speakπαραβολήa parable, compaἐμβάπτωI dip into
φυλήa tribe, race
Article theκρίνωI judge, decide,υἱόςa son, descenden
μαθητήςa learner, disciple,
αὐτός

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceδώδεκα · 75× in the New Testament
Revelation Mark Matthew Luke John Acts 1 Corinthians James
Across the New Testament8 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 36 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 60c. AD 40

ἐκ γὰρ μιᾶς ἡμέρας τὸ ἓν καὶ ἐκ δυοῖν τὰ δύο καὶ ἐκ τριῶν τὰ τρία καὶ ἐκ μηνὸς τὰ τριάκοντα καὶ ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ τὸ ἰσάριθμον ταῖς ἐκ δώδεκα μηνῶν ἡμέραις πλῆθος καὶ ἐξ ἀπείρου χρόνου ὁ ἄπειρος ἀριθμός.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.argc. AD 75–95

Ἰακώβου φυγὴ εἰς τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν καὶ τὸν ἐκ τἀδελφοῦ φόβον, καὶ ὡς γήμας ἐκεῖ καὶ δώδεκα γεννήσας παῖδας πάλιν εἰς τὴν Χαναναίαν ἐπανῆλθεν.

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 43.2c. AD 96

ἐκεῖνος γάρ, ζήλου ἐμπεσόντος περὶ τῆς ἱερωσύνης καὶ στασιαζουσῶν τῶν φυλῶν, ὁποία αὐτῶν εἴη τῷ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι κεκοσμημένη, ἐκέλευσεν τοὺς δώδεκα φυλάρχους προσενεγκεῖν αὐτῷ ῥάβδους ἐπιγεγραμμένας ἑκάστης φυλῆς κατ̓ ὄνομα: καὶ λαβὼν αὐτὰς ἔδησεν καὶ…

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 6th c. AD 3rd c. AD 7th c. AD 4th c. AD
P.Athen.. 21Karanis (Arsinoites)AD 131

ἐν χρήσει, τόκου δραχμιαίου τῇ μνᾷ τὸν μῆνα ἕκαστον, ἔτι δὲ καὶ πυροῦ ἀρτάβας δώδεκα ἕκτον μέτρῳ ἑξαχοινίκῳ ἑρμηνέως Καρανίδος, ὧν καὶ τὴν ἀπόδοσιν ποιησάτω ἡ ὁμολογοῦσα τῶι Πεθεῖ

P.Harr. 2 190Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)AD 138

Νεμεσίων … … … ρος ἀπελευθερο Ἀμμωνίου τοῦ Ἀμμωνίου λαογραφίας κα ἔτους Ἑλληνείου δραχμὰς δώδεκα, γίνονται δραχμαὶ ιβ προσδιαγραφομένων χαλκοῦ ὀβολοὶ ἕξ .

O.Wilck. 2 192Elephantine oder SyeneAD 143

μισθωταὶ ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Παχομψᾶχις βοηθοῦ. διέγραψεν Πετοννόφρις Ἁρμάχιος ὑπὲρ μερισμοῦ β δραχμὰς δώδεκα ὀβολοὺς τρεῖς δραχμὰς ιβ τριώβολον ἔτους ϛ Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Παχὼν ιγ.

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
χιλιάδεςchilias thousand G5505 Noun · nominative · plural · feminine
23× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
A thousand is a large number, as seen in Luke 14:31 and Acts 4:4, where many people believed in Jesus. This number represents a big group or quantity.
Tyndale gloss
thousand
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

χιλιάς (chilias) means 'a thousand' and is used in various contexts to denote the number one thousand or a very large quantity. It appears in several New Testament verses, including Luke 14:31 and Acts 4:4. The word is derived from the root for 'thousand' and has been used since ancient times, with references in classical literature as well.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

χιλιάς, -άδος, ἡ

(< χίλιοι),

[in LXX for אֶלֶף ;]

the number one thousand, a thousand: Lk 14:31, Ac 4:4, I Co 10:8, Re 5:11 7:4-8 11:13 14:1, 3 21:16.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

χιλιάς, -ddos, ἡ, (χίλιοι), a thousand, the number one thousand: plur., Lk. xiv. 31; Acts iv. 4; 1 Co. x. 8; Rev. v. 11; vii. 4-8; xi. 18; xiv. 1-3; xxi. 16; Sept. for 7x, D278, [Hdt. on.]

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

χιλιάς. We may note P Oxy IV. 74218 (B.c. 2) (as amended Berichtigungen p. 328) ὅ]ρα ἐμὲ ἠγορακέναι πᾳρ[ὰ ΙΠόθο]υ τὴν χιλίαν δέσμην (δραχμῶν) δίεκάπΊεντε, “see I have bought from Pothus the thousand bundles for fifteen drachmae.” But Witkowski (Z//.? p. 128) understands τὴν χιλίαν δέσμην = ἑκάστην τὴν χιλιάδα δεσμῶν, as meaning “ αἵ fifteen drachmae for a bundle of a thousand.

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

χιλιάς (chilias) — thousand.

χῑλι-άς, άδος, ἡ:

genitive plural χιλιάδων [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—a thousand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. generally, large number, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πολλαὶ χ., of lines of poetry, [Refs]

3. Χιλιάδες, αἱ, title of poem by [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

II. ={χιλιετηρίς}, [Refs]; Ῥωμαϊκὴ χ., title of work by Asinius Quadratus, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

χιλιάς

chilias

from 5507; one thousand ("chiliad"):--thousand.

see GREEK for 5507

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

χιλιάς, άδος, ἡ

n.f.

a thousand

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

χιλιάς chilias 23x

the number one thousand, a thousand, Lk. 14:31; Acts 4:4

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

χιλιάς χι_λιάς, άδος, the number one thousand, a thousand, Hdt., Aesch.; c. gen., πολλαὶ χιλιάδες ταλάντων Hdt.: —generally, a very large number, Theocr.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-NPF — Noun · nominative · plural · feminine
nominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-NPF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

thou'-zand ('eleph; chilioi).

See NUMBER.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
91%thousand
thousand91% · 21×thousands9% · 2×

23 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject70%adverbial13%predicate13%object4%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 23 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
δώδεκαIndec
ἸούδαςJudah, Judas, JuῬουβήνPropΓάδProp
τέσσαρεςfour
τεσσεράκονταIndec
εἴκοσιIndec
μετάἡμέραa day
δέκαIndec
ἐν
ὡςas, like as, how, wh
ἀνήρa male human bei
χιλιάςthousand23×
what comes after →
ἐκ
φυλήa tribe, race
σφραγίζωI set a seal upon
ἐκ
Article the
ἀγοράζωI buyμῆκοςlength
ὑπαντάωI meet
Article the
ἔρχομαιI come, go
ἐπί

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceχιλιάς · 23× in the New Testament
Revelation Luke 1 Corinthians Acts
Across the New Testament4 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 147 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Life of Moses 2.276c. AD 40

ἦσαν δὲ κατ’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν χρόνον τρεῖς μὲν ἱερεῖς, νεωκόρων δὲ πολλαὶ χιλιάδες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 8.93c. AD 75–95

στολὰς δὲ ἱερατικὰς τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι σὺν ποδήρεσιν ἐπωμίσι καὶ λογίῳ καὶ λίθοις χιλίας·

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 34.6c. AD 96

λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή: Μύριαι μυριάδες παρειστήκεισαν αὐτῷ, καὶ χίλιαι χιλιάδες ἐλειτούργουν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐκέκραγον, Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος κύριος σαβαώθ, πλήρης πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ.

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2nd c. BC 2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 1st c. BC
P.Adl. 15Pathyris (?)101 BC

ἀποτεισάτω ἑκάστης ἀρτάβης πυροῦ ἧς ἐὰν μὴ ἀποδῶι χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς δισχιλίας τετρακοσίας , κριθῆς χιλίας τετρακοσίας , καὶ ἑβδόμην μερίδα τῶν γενημάτων πάντων· τὸ δὲ δάνειον τοῦτο ἀποδότω ὁ

P.Lips. 1 2Pathyris100 BC

ἢ οἳ ἂν ὦσι γείτονες πάντοθεν. ἐπρίατο Πετεαρσεμθεὺς Πανοβχούνιος ὡς ἐτῶν μ χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς χιλίας διακοσίας. προπωλήτρια καὶ βεβαιώτρια τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴν ταύτην πάντων Τιτῶς ἡ ἀποδομένη ἣν

CdÉ 37 (1962), p. 155Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 152

τὸν ὁμολογοῦντα τὴν συμπεφωνημένην τιμὴν πᾶσαν ἐκ πλήρους παραχρῆμα διὰ χειρὸς ἀργυρίου κεφαλαίου δραχμὰς χιλίας διακοσίας καὶ βεβαιώσειν τὸν ὁμολογοῦντα τὰ κατὰ τὴν πρᾶσιν ταύτην διὰ παντὸς πάσῃ βεβαιώσει.

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ἐσφραγισμένοι· sealed; G4972
15× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To seal something means to stamp or mark it for security or preservation, as in Matthew 27:66 and Revelation 20:3. This term can also mean to keep something secret or to attest to its authenticity.
Tyndale gloss
to seal
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word σφραγίζω (sphragizō) means 'to seal' and is derived from the root for 'seal'. It covers a range of meanings, including sealing for security, concealment, and authentication. In the New Testament, it appears in contexts such as sealing a tomb (Mt 27:66) and marking believers with the Holy Spirit (Eph 1:13). The lexicons note its metaphorical uses, but do not present significant disagreements.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

σφραγίζω

[in LXX chiefly for חתם (De 32:34, al.), also for סתם (Da TH 8:26) ;]

to seal,

for security: Mt 27:66, Re 20:3; τ. καρπὸν τοῦτον, fig. (cf. Deiss., BS, 238 f.; MM, xxiv; DB, iv, 427a), Ro 15:28;

for concealment, hence, metaph., to hide (Da TH 9:24, Jo 14:17): Re 10:4 22:10;

for distinction, Re 7:3-8; metaph., Eph 1:13 4:30; mid., II Co 1:22;

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

σφραγίζω (Rev. vii. 3 Rec.) ; 1 aor. ἐσφράγισα; 1 aor. mid. ptep. σφραγισάμενος ; Pass., pf. ptep. ἐσφραγισμένος ; 1 aor. ἐσφραγίσθην ; [in 2 Co. xi. 10 Rec." gives the form odpayicera “de coniectura vel errore” (Tdf.; see his note ad loc.)]; (σφραγίς, q-v-); Sept. for DNM; to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal; a. for security: τί, Mt. xxvii. 66; sc. τὴν ἄβυσσον, to close it, lest Satan after being cast into it should come out; hence the addition ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ, over him i.e. Satan, Rev. xx. 3, (ἐν ᾧ —i. 6. δώματι ---- κεραυνός ἐστιν ἐσφραγισμένος, Aeschyl. Eum. 828; mid. σφραγίζομαι τὴν θύραν, Bel and the Dragon 14 Theodot.). b. Since things sealed up are concealed (as, the contents of a letter), σφραγίζω means trop. to hide (Deut. xxxii. 34), keep in silence, keep secret: τί, Rev. x. 4; xxii. 10, (τὰς ἁμαρτίας, Dan. ix. 24 Theodot.; ras ἀνομίας. Job xiv. 17; τοὺς λόγους σιγῇ.…

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σφραγίζω, κε 568]. In P Oxy VI. 9325 (late ii/A.D.) ἂν ἔρχῃ ἄφες ἀρτάβας ἕξ is τοὺς σάκκους σφραγίσας λαχανοσπέρμου ἵνα πρόχιροι ὦσι, ““1ξ you come, take out six artabae of vegetable-seed, sealing it in the sacks in order that they may be ready’ (Edd.), we have clear confirmation of Deissmann’s view (BS p. 238f.) that by Paul’s καρπὸν σφαγίζεσθαι in Rom 157° we are to understand the Apostle as meaning that all the proper steps had been taken with regard to the collection. ‘‘If the /frzzt is sealed, then everything is in order: the sealing is the last thing that must be done prior to delivery.” Cf. also P Hib I. 3915 (B.C. 265) where with reference to the embarkation upon a government transport of a quantity of corn, instructions are given that the shipmaster is to write a receipt, and further— δεῖγμα σφραγισάσ(θ]ω, ‘let him seal a sample,” obviously to prevent the corn from being…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

σφραγίζω (sphragizō) — to seal.

σφρᾱγ-ίζω,

Ionic dialect σφρηγίζω, close or enclose with a seal, σφραγίζεις λύεις τ᾽ ὀπίσω.. πεύκην (={δέλτον}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ σιτάριον [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, τὸν θησαυρόν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μόνη δὲ κλῇθρ᾽ ἐγὼ σφραγίζομαι [LXX+5th c.BC+]; δεῖγμα σφραγισάσθω let him seal up with his seal a sample (of the corn), [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, ἐν ᾧ [δώματι] κεραυνός ἐστιν ἐσφραγισμένος [LXX+4th c.BC+]; οὐ δύναμαι ἀναγνῶναι [τὸ βιβλίον]· ἐσφράγισται γάρ[LXX+3rd c.BC+]; ἐσφραγίσθη γῇ λευκῇ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

σφραγίζω

sphragizo

from 4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or

preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep

secret, to attest:--(set a, set to) seal up, stop.

see GREEK for 4973

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

σφραγίζω

v.

I set a seal upon

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

σφραγίζω sphragizō 15x

to seal, stamp with a seal, Mt. 27:66; Rev. 20:3; to seal up, to close up, conceal, Rev. 10:4; 22:10; to set a mark upon, distinguish by a mark, Eph. 1:13; 4:30; Rev. 7:3, 4, 5, 8; to seal, to mark distinctively as invested with a certain character, Jn. 6:27; mid. to set one’s own mark upon, seal as one’s own, to impress with a mark of acceptance, 2 Cor. 1:22; to deliver over safely to someone, Rom. 15:28; absol. to set to one’s…

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Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

σφραγίζω σφρα_γίζω, to seal, Eur.:—Mid. to seal for oneself, have sealed, Plut.: —Pass., perf. part. ἐσφραγισμένος sealed up, kept under seal, Aesch.

to mark as with a seal, to mark, Anth.; δεινοῖς σημάντροισιν ἐσφραγισμένοι, of wounded persons, Eur.

metaph. to set a seal on, confirm, stamp with approval, NTest., Anth.: Mid. to assure of a thing, c. acc. rei, NTest.: to limit, Anth.

to seal or accredit as a faithful servant, as a believer, τινά NTest.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Into Englishhow translators actually render it
60%sealed
sealed60% · 15×having sealed12% · 3×you were sealed8% · 2×we may have sealed4% · 1×do seal4% · 1×may seal4% · 1×has set his seal4% · 1×has sealed4% · 1×

25 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 8 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
verb100%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 15 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐπιτελέωI complete, accoArticle theκλείωI shut, shut up
χιλιάςa thousand
δώδεκαIndecτέσσαρεςfour
τάφοςa tomb, burial-place
Article the
μαρτυρίαwitness, evidence, t
Article the
πατήρfather, Father, ance
Article the
σφραγίζωsealed;15×
what comes after →
Article the
λίθοςa stoneθεόςGod, a godπνεῦμαwind, breath, sp
ἐκ
πᾶςall, the whole, φυλήa tribe, race
ὅτιthat, since, because
Article the
αὐτός
Article the
ἐγώ
καίand, even, also,

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceσφραγίζω · 15× in the New Testament
Revelation Ephesians John 2 Corinthians Matthew Romans
Across the New Testament6 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 14 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Clement of Rome Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 172c. AD 40

ὁ δὴ ταῦτα μὴ ἀκοῇ μᾶλλον ἢ διανοίᾳ προμαθὼν καὶ ἐν τῇ αὑτοῦ ψυχῇ σφραγισάμενος θαυμάσια καὶ περιμάχητα εἴδη, καὶ ὅτι ἔστι καὶ ὑπάρχει θεὸς καὶ ὅτι εἷς ὁ ὢν ὄντως ἐστὶ καὶ ὅτι πεποίηκε τὸν κόσμον καὶ πεποίηκεν ἕνα, ὡς ἐλέχθη, κατὰ τὴν μόνωσιν…

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 43.2c. AD 96

ἐκεῖνος γάρ, ζήλου ἐμπεσόντος περὶ τῆς ἱερωσύνης καὶ στασιαζουσῶν τῶν φυλῶν, ὁποία αὐτῶν εἴη τῷ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι κεκοσμημένη, ἐκέλευσεν τοὺς δώδεκα φυλάρχους προσενεγκεῖν αὐτῷ ῥάβδους ἐπιγεγραμμένας ἑκάστης φυλῆς κατ̓ ὄνομα: καὶ λαβὼν αὐτὰς ἔδησεν καὶ…

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. BC 1st c. AD 6th c. AD
P.Harr. 2 223AD 1–AD 100

r Πετεχῶν Ταναβίνηι τῆι ἀδελφῆι χαίρειν. ἔπεμψά σοι δύο σφραγῖδας ἵνα τὰς ἀγέλας σφραγίσης. ἐπισφράγισον καὶ ὅσα ἔχεις σκεύη φύλαξον ἕως ὅτου παραγένωμαι πρός σε ἠ διαπέμψω σοι

BGU 1 249ArsinoitesAD 75–AD 85

μένων αἰσθόμενός σου τὴν εἴς με φιλοφροσύνην. φρόντισον δʼ ἐμοῦ χόρτου δεσμῶν ἑξακοσίων καὶ σφράγισον τὸ σιτάριον καὶ τὴν κριθὴν δηλώσας μοι, ποίωι μέτρωι ἔπεμψας. ἀσπάζου τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου

P.Flor. 3 334 RoApollonopolites HeptakomiasAD 114–AD 119

καὶ ὄξος ἐκ τοῦ Κῴου καὶ ἐλαίαν· καὶ πάλι τῆι σῆι σφραγῖδι ἀσφαλῶς κλείσας σφράγισον. τὸ δαπανηθὲν ἀνάλωμα εἰς τοὺς θησαυρούς Εἰσῆ ὅσιόν ἐστιν, ἵνα τῷ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι μετε

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ἐκek out of G1537 Preposition
913× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
The preposition 'out from' shows movement or origin, like in John 6:31 and Acts 9:3. It helps us understand where people or things come from or are going.
Tyndale gloss
out from
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ἐκ (transliterated as ek) is a preposition that means 'from' or 'out of,' governing the genitive case. It indicates origin, separation, or motion away from a place, time, or cause. In the New Testament, it is used to denote various relationships, such as source or distinction, and appears in contexts like John 6:31 and Matthew 1:3. Different lexicons highlight its versatility in both literal and metaphorical senses.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ἐκ (ἐξ),

prep. c. gen.,

from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).

ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ,

prep. c. gen.,

of motion outwards, separation from (opp. to εἰς; = Lat. e, ex), from out of, from among, from.

Of Place,

of motion, out of, forth from, off from: Jo 6:31, Ac 9:3, Ga 1:8, al.; esp. after verbs of motion, Mt 8:28 17:9, Mk 1:25 7:28, Jo 1:33 20:1, Ac 12:7, 17 27:30, al.; constr. praeg., σώζειν (διας.) ἐκ, Ju 5, Ac 28:4. Metaph., Mt 7:4, 5, I Pe 2:9; ἐκ τ.…

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, a preposition governing the genitive. It denotes as well exit or emission out of, as separation from, something with which there has been close connection ; opp. to the prepositions εἰς into and ἐν in: from out of, out from, forth from, from, (Lat. e, ex), [ οἵ. W. 364, 366 (343) sq.; B. 326 sq. (281)]. It is used I. of Pace, and 1. univ. of the place from which; from a surrounding or enclosing place, from the interior of: ἄρτος, ἄγγελος, φῶς ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, Jn. vi. 81 sq.; Acts ix. 3 [here RG ἀπό]; Gal. 1. 8; ἀνατολή, δύναμις ἐξ ὕψους, Lk. i. 78; xxiv. 49; esp. after verbs of going, fleeing, leading, calling, freeing, removing, releasing, etc. : ἥκειν ἐκ τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας eis τ. Γαλιλαίαν, Jn. iv. 47; ἐξέρχεσθαι ἔκ τινος out of the body of one (spoken of demons), Mk. i. 25; v. 8 [here L mrg. ἀπό]; vii. 29; of power emanating from the body, Mk. v. 30 [cf. B. 301 (258)…

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ἐκ 190 passages as P Tebt I. 23" (c. B.C. 119 or 114) οὐκ ὀρθῶς κρίνομεν πέπρακταί σοι μὴ ἐκ τῆς ἡμῶν προεδρίας πεφροντικέναι ἀπροσδέητον ἑτέρων γενέσθαι, ‘I consider that you have acted badly in not having been careful that he should be independent of others owing to my superior rank ”’ (Edd. ), 24. 248° (B.c. 117) ἔκ τε τῆς πλείστης προσεδρείας, ‘on account of the prolonged attendance ’’ (Edd.), and P Fay 12} (c. B.C. 103) ἐκ κοινολογ[ς(]α[ς] τ[ἢ]ς συνσταθείσης πρὸς αὐτούς, ‘‘as the result of the colloquy which took place between τ᾿ (Edd.). From this it is an easy transition to the meaning ‘‘ according to”’ or “in accordance with,’’ as in the common legal phrase καθάπερ ἐγ δίκης, ‘‘as if in accordance with a legal decision,’’ z. δ. ‘‘as if a formal decree of the court had been obtained,’’ as in P Eleph 1132 (B.C. 311-0) (= Selections, p- 3), P Ryl 11. 15435 (a.p. 66): cf. P Petr III.…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ἐκ (ek) — out from.

ἐκ,

before a vowel ἐξ, also

__A ἐξ τῳ ϝοίκῳ [Refs] and less frequently ; ἐγ- in Inscrr. before β γ δ λ μ ; Cretan dialect and Boeotian dialect ἐς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐχ frequently in Attic dialect Inscrr. before χ φ θ (and in early Inscrr. before ς, [Refs]:—preposition governing GEN. only (except in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—radical sense, from out of, frequently also simply, from.

__A.I OF PLACE, the most frequently usage, variously modified:

__A.I.1 of Motion, out of, forth from, ἐκ Πύλου ἐλθὼν τηλόθεν ἐξ ἀπίης γαίης [Refs 8th c.BC+] to strike with a spear in the hand, opposed to ἀντιτοξεύειν or ἀκοντίζειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ χρυσῶν φιαλῶν πίνειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἐκ

ek

or ex ex

a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or

motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or

figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at,

betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above),

for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X

heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of,

off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth,

through,

X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition,

with the same general import; often of completion.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἐκ, ἐξ

Prep.

from out, out from among, from

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἐκ ek 915x

ἐχ before vowels, with genitive, from, out of, a place, Mt. 2:15; 3:17; of, from, out of, denoting origin or source, Mt. 1:3; 21:19; of, from some material, Mt. 3:9; Rom. 9:21; of, from, among, partitively, Mt. 6:27; 21:31; Mk. 9:17; from, denoting cause, Rev. 8:11; 17:6; means or instrument, Mt. 12:33, 37; by, through, denoting the author or efficient cause, Mt. 1:18; Read the full entry →

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκ

ἐξ before a vowel, ἐγ before β γ δ λ μ prep. governing GEN. only, Lat. e, exRadical sense, from out of, opp. to εἰς:

out of, from. c. gen.

OF PLACE:

of Motion, out of, forth from, Hom., etc.: ἐκ θυμοῦ φίλεον I loved her from my heart, with all my heart, Il.

to denote change from one place or condition to another, κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ one evil from (or after) another, id. Il.; λόγον ἐκ λόγου λέγειν Dem.

to express distinction from a number, ἐκ πόλεων πίσυρες four out of many, Il.

of Position, like ἔξω, outside of, beyond, ἐκ βελέων out of shot, id. Il.; ἐκ καπνοῦ out of the smoke, Od.

with Verbs of Rest, ἐκ ποταμοῦ χρόα νίζετο washed his body with water from the river, id. Od.:—with Verbs signifying to hang or fasten, ἐκ πασσαλόφι κρέμασεν φόρμιγγα he hung his lyre from (i. e. on) the peg, id.…

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep — Preposition
preposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

PREP PREPosition

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
28%of
of28% · 258×from26% · 243×out of23% · 216×out from7% · 61×by5% · 51×at2% · 20×other renderings8% · 70×other renderings1% · 14×

933 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 26 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial69%predicate15%subject11%object5%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 913 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
καίand, even, also,ὅτιthat, since, becἀνάστασιςa rising again,
αὐτός
ἐγείρωI wake, arouse, ἀνίστημιI raise up, set καταβαίνωI go down, come
καίand, even, also, nam
αὐτόςσύἐγώ
εἰμίI am, exist
οὐNegArticle theτίςIrg
εἷςone
καίand, even, also,ὅτιthat, since, becαὐτός
ἐκout of913×
what comes after →
Article the
οὐρανόςthe sky, the heaθεόςGod, a godστόμαthe mouth, speec
αὐτός
εἰμίI am, existArticle theκαίand, even, also,
νεκρόςdead, a corpse
ἀνίστημιI raise up, set ἐγείρωI wake, arouse, καίand, even, also,
σύ
παραδίδωμιI hand over, delμεριμνάωI am anxious, diἄνθρωποςa man, one of th
πίστιςfaith, belief, trust
ζάωI liveἸησοῦςJesusἀλλάbut, except

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceἐκ · 913× in the New Testament
John Revelation Luke Acts Matthew Mark Romans Galatians 1 Corinthians 1 John 2 Corinthians Hebrews

Every reference is on the Strong's page.

Across the New Testament26 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
φυλῆςphulē [the] tribe G5443 Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
31× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
A tribe or clan, like the tribes of Israel in Matthew 19:28 and Romans 11:1.
Tyndale gloss
tribe
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

φυλή (phulē) refers to a tribe or clan, often associated with kinship or local habitation. It encompasses the twelve tribes of Israel, as well as broader groups of people and nations. The New Testament uses it in contexts relating to the tribes of Israel (e.g., Matthew 19:28) and the nations of the earth. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meaning.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

φυλή, ῆς, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for; מַטֶּה, also for שֵׁבֶט, מִשְׁפָּחָה, etc. ;]

a body of men united by kinship or habitation, a clan or tribe: of the tribes of Israel, Mt 19:28, Lk 2:36 22:30, Ac 13:21, Ro 11:1, Phl 3:5, He 7:13, 14, Ja 1:1, Re 5:5 7:4-8 21:12; of the tribes of the earth, the peoples and nations, Mt 24:30, Re 1:7 5:9 7:9 11:9 13:7 14:6.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

φυλή, -ῆς, ἡ, (fr. φύω), fr. Pind. and Hdt. down ; aL a tribe; in the N.T. all the persons descended from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob (Sept. for 792 and viv; also for NMSwWN, see πατριά, 2): Heb. vii. 13 sq-; with the addition of the genitives ᾿Ασήρ, Βενιαμίν, ete., Lk. ii. 36; Acts xiii. 21; Ro. χὶ. 1 ; Phil. iii. 5; Rev. νυ. 5; vii. 5-8; δώδεκα φ. τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mt. xix. 28; Lk. xxii. 30; Jas.i. 1; Rev. xxi. 12; [πᾶσα φυλὴ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Rev. vii. 4]. 2. a race, nation, people: Mt. xxiv. 30; Rev. [i. 7]; v.9; vii. 9; [xi.9]; xiii. 7; xiv. 6.

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

φυλή, “‘a tribe,” especially one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Mt τοῦ a/.), and extended by analogy to the tribes of the earth (Mt 24%° a/.). For the priestly tribes in Egypt, cf. P Tebt II. 2998 (c. A.D. 50), where a certain Psoiphis, τῶν ἀ[πὸ THs κώ]μης πέμπτη[ς φυλῆς] ἱερέος (1. ἱερέως) τῶν ἐν [τῇ κώμῃ] θεῶν, ““ priest of the fifth tribe of the gods at the village,” asks that the birth of a son be registered, P Kyl Il. 179° (A.D. 127) Πακῦσις . . . ἱερεὺς πρώτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου, and similarly %*7, See further Otto Priester i. p. 23 ff. In Claudius’s address to the Alexandrines P Lond 19124! (A.D. 41) a φυλὴ Κλαυδιανά, not known elsewhere, is mentioned : see the editor’s note, where reference is made to Schubart Archiv v. p. 94f. for the Alexandrian tribenames of the Roman period. Cf. also Preisigke Fachworter 5.U.…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

φυλή (phulē) — tribe.

φῡλή, ἡ,

(φύω) properly, like{φῦλον}, a race, tribe; but accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+] a union formed in an organized community (whether πόλις or ἔθνος): hence, tribe, i.e.

I. a body of men united

I.1. by supposed ties of blood and descent, clan, such as the three Dorian tribes, Rhetra cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the four Ionic tribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Laconian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the old Roman, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of the Persian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Jewish, [LXX] (but also of subdivisions of the tribe (σκῆπτρον),[LXX+NT]

I.2. by local habitation, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or those formed by Servius at Rome, φ. τοπικαί, opposed to γενικαί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.3. subdivision of the priests in each Egyptian temple, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

φυλή

phule

from 5453 (compare 5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:--kindred,

tribe.

see GREEK for 5453

see GREEK for 5444

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

φυλή, ῆς, ἡ

n.f.

a tribe, race

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

φυλή phylē 31x

a tribe, Mt. 19:28; 24:30; Lk. 2:36; a people, nation, Rev. 1:7; 5:9

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

φυλή φυ_λή, ἡ, φύω like φῦλον, a race or tribe of men, κατὰ φυλάς Xen.

a body of men united by ties of blood and descent, a clan, such as those among the Dorians (φ. γενική), Pind.; of the four old Attic Tribes, Hdt., Eur.; of the Jewish, NTest.

a tribe connected by local habitation, like our hundred or county, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes (φ. τοπική), Hdt., etc.—The subdivisions of the φυλαὶ γενικαί were φρατρίαι, those of the φυλαὶ τοπικαί were δῆμοι.

the contingent of soldiers furnished by a tribe, Hdt., Thuc., etc.:—later, a brigade of cavalry, Xen.; cf. φύλαρχος II.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-GSF — Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-GSF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

trib (in the Old Testament always for matteh, 183 times, or shebhet, 145 times, also spelled shebhet; Aramaic shebhat (Ezr 6:17)): Both words mean "staff," and perhaps "company led by chief with staff" (OHL, 641) is the origin of the meaning "tribe." In the Apocrypha and New Testament always for phule, from phuo, "beget," with dodekaphulon, "twelve tribes," in Ac 26:7. Of the two Hebrew words, shebhet appears to be considerably the older, and is used in Ps 74:2; Jer 10:16; 51:19 of the whole people of Israel, and in Nu 4:18; Jud 20:12 (Revised Version margin);

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Tribe

A collection of families descending from one ancestor. The “twelve tribes” of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In Matt. 24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God (Rev. 7). (See ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF; JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Jacob having twelve sons, who were heads of so many families, which together formed a great nation, each of these families was called a tribe. But this patriarch on his death-bed adopted Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph, and would have them also to constitute two tribes in Israel, Ge 48:5. Instead of twelve tribes, there were now thirteen, that of Joseph being two. However, in the distribution of lands by Joshua under the order of God, they reckoned but twelve tribes and made but twelve lots; of the tribe of Levi, being appointed to the sacred service, had no share in the distribution of the land, but received certain cities to dwell in, with the first-fruits, tithes, and oblations of the people. Each tribe had its own leaders and tribunals; and the whole twelve, in their early history, constituted a republic somewhat…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
71%tribe
tribe71% · 22×tribes26% · 8×a tribe3% · 1×

31 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 3 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial55%subject19%object16%predicate7%indirect object3%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 31 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
ἐκ
χιλιάςa thousandΦανουήλPropἀνήρa male human bei
δώδεκαIndec
Article the
Article the
πᾶςall, the whole, ἐκ
πᾶςall, the whole, ever
ἐκἐπί
καίand, even, also, nam
ἔθνοςa race, people, λαόςa people, the cr
φυλή[the] tribe31×
what comes after →
καίand, even, also, nam
γλῶσσαthe tongue, a laλαόςa people, the cr
Article the
γῆthe earth, soil,ἸσραήλPropἐν
ΒενιαμίνProp
ἔτοςa yearἙβραῖοςa HebrewδώδεκαIndec
ἈσήρProp
οὗτοςδώδεκαIndec
ἸούδαςJudah, Judas, Jude
Article theδώδεκαIndec

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceφυλή · 31× in the New Testament
Revelation Hebrews Luke Matthew Acts James Philippians Romans
Across the New Testament8 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 185 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas The Shepherd of Hermas
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 2.94c. AD 40

„Δὰν κρινεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λαόν, ὡσεὶ καὶ μία φυλὴ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ γενέσθω Δὰν ὄφις ἐφ’ ὁδοῦ, ἐγκαθήμενος ἐπὶ τρίβου, δάκνων πτέρναν ἵππου, καὶ πεσεῖται ὁ ἱππεὺς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, τὴν σωτηρίαν περιμένων κυρίου“ (Gen.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.221c. AD 75–95

εἰσὶ δὲ οὗτοι, οἳ τὸ τῶν Ἀράβων ἔθνος καὶ τὰς φυλὰς ἀπʼ αὐτῶν καλοῦσι διά τε τὴν ἀρετὴν αὐτῶν καὶ τὸ Ἁβράμου ἀξίωμα.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 8.3c. AD 100

οἱ ῥαντίζοντες παῖδες οἱ εὐαγγελισάμενοι ἡμῖν τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τὸν ἁγνισμὸν τῆς καρδίας, οἷς ἔδωκεν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τὴν ἐξουσίαν ʽοὖσιν δεκάδυο εἰς μαρτύριον τῶν φυλῶν ὅτι δεκάδυο φυλαὶ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ̓, εἰς τὸ κηρύσσειν.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 1st c. AD 2nd c. BC
P.Amh. 2 112Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 128

τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογεῖ Πακῦσις Στοτοήτεως πρεσβυτέρου τοῦ Πανεφρίμεως ἱερεὺς πρώτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου μεγάλου ὡς ἐτῶν μα οὐλὴ βραχίωνι ἀριστερῶι τῷ ἑαυτοῦ ὁμοπατρίωι καὶ

P.Amh. 2 74Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 147

κωμογραμματεῖ Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου παρὰ Πανεφρέμμεως Ἀγχώφεως πρεσβυτέρου Πανεφρέμμεως μητρὸς Στοτοήτεως τῆς Ὥρου ἱερέως τρίτης φυλῆς ἀπὸ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου. ἀπογράφομαι ἐμαυτόν τε καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς εἰς τὴν τοῦ διεληλυθότος

P.Amh. 2 113Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 157

τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογεῖ Στοτοῆτις πρεσβύτερος Στοτοήτεως τοῦ Στοτοήτεως ἱερεὺς τετάρτης φυλῆς Σοκνοπαίου θεοῦ μεγάλου ὡς ἐτῶν ξδ οὐλὴ μετόπῳ μέσῳ Ἐρειεῦτι Πανεφρέμμεως τοῦ Στοτοήτεως ἱερείᾳ

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ΓὰδGad of Gad G1045 Noun · proper name, indeclinable
1× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
Gad was a tribe of Israelites, named after one of Jacob's sons, as mentioned in Genesis 30:11 and Revelation 7:5. The tribe of Gad was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. They were part of the Israelites who received land from God.
Amplified meaning
a tribe of Israelites, named after one of Jacob's sons, a thousand, a multitude
Tyndale gloss
Gad
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The word Γάδ (Gad) is a proper noun referring to one of the tribes of Israel, derived from Hebrew. It appears in the New Testament in Revelation 7:5, where it is mentioned among the tribes of Israel. The entries indicate that it is indeclinable and primarily serves as a name.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

Γάδ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. גָּד),

Gad (Ge 30:11 49:13, al.): Re 7:5.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

Γάδ (Gad) — Gad.

Γάδ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. גָּד),

Gad (Gen.30:11 49:13, al.): Rev.7:5.†

(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

Strong's Greek Dictionary

Γάδ

Gad

of Hebrew origin (1410); Gad, a tribe of Israelites:--Gad.

see HEBREW for 01410

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

Γάδ, ὁ

Prop.n.

Gad

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Γάδ Gad 1x

Gad, pr. name, indecl., Rev. 7:5*

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-PRI — Noun · proper name, indeclinable
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-PRI Indeclinable PRoper Noun

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Gad

Fortune; luck. (1.) Jacob’s seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and the brother of Asher (Gen. 30:11-13; 46:16, 18). In the Authorized Version of 30:11 the words, “A troop cometh: and she called,” etc., should rather be rendered, “In fortune [R.V., ‘Fortunate’]: and she called,” etc., or “Fortune cometh,” etc.

The tribe of Gad during the march through the wilderness had their place with Simeon and Reuben on the south side of the tabernacle (Num. 2:14). The tribes of Reuben and Gad continued all through their history to follow the pastoral pursuits of the patriarchs (Num. 32:1-5).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(a troop). Jacob’s seventh son, the first-born of Zilpah, Leah’s maid, and whole-brother to Asher. (Genesis 30;11-13; 46:16,18) (B.C. 1753-1740.) "The seer," or "the king’s seer," i.e. David’s (1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 29:25) was a "prophet" who appears to have joined David when in the old. (1 Samuel 22:5) (B.C. 1061.) He reappears in connection with the punishment inflicted for the numbering of the people. (2 Samuel 24:11-19; 1 Chronicles 21:9-19) He wrote a book of the Acts of David, (1 Chronicles 29:29) and also assisted in the arrangements for the…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Prosperity, fortune,

1. Son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s servant, Ge 30:11. Leah called him Gad, and said, "A troop cometh." Compare Ge 49:19; but many Hebrew scholars prefer the rendering, good fortune or prosperity cometh. The tribe of Gad came out of Egypt in number forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty, Ge 46:16 Nu 1:24. After the defeat of the kings Og and Sihon, Gad and Reuben desired to have their allotment east of Jordan, alleging their great number of cattle. Moses granted their request, on condition that they should accompany their brethren, and assist in conquering the land west of Jordan, Nu 32:1-42. The…

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

a band; a troop

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
100%gad
gad100% · 1×

1 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

ConcordanceΓάδ · 1× in the New Testament
Revelation
Across the New Testament1 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 44 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaOn Dreams 2.35c. AD 40

διακρίσεως δὲ καὶ τομῆς πραγμάτων Δάν, ἐπιθέσεως δὲ καὶ ἀντεπιθέσεως πειρατικῆς Γάδ, Ἀσὴρ δὲ τοῦ φυσικοῦ πλούτου — μακαρισμὸς γὰρ ἑρμηνεύεται, ἐπειδὴ μακάριον κτῆμα νενόμισται πλοῦτος —, εἰρήνης δὲ Νεφθαλείμ — διανοίγεται γὰρ καὶ εὐρύνεται πάντα…

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
δώδεκαdōdeka twelve G1427 Adjective · nominative
75× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This word means the number twelve, like the twelve apostles in Matthew 10:1. It is used to describe a dozen of something in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
twelve
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word δώδεκα (i.e., *dodeka*) means 'twelve' and is used as a numeral. It appears in various contexts in the New Testament, notably referring to the twelve apostles. The word is formed from the components for 'two' and 'ten' and is recognized across different dialects and historical texts.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

δώδεκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl.

numeral, twelve: Mt 9:20 10:1, al.; οἱ δ., the apostles, Mt 10:5, Mk 4:10, al.; in Ac 19:7 24:11, for Rec. δεκαδύο.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

δώδεκα, οἱ. ai, τά, [fr. Hom. down], twelve: Mt. ix. 20; x. 1; [L T Tr WH in Acts xix. 7; xxiv. 11 for δεκαδύο] ; Rev. vii. 5 [R Gu’); xxi. 21, ete. ; of δώδεκα, the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminence: Mk. ix. BITS 35 BIDE Χτ TOUR hts ce-an IZ DING Π.Κ' χΧῚ 9; δδε

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

δώδεκα (dōdeka) — twelve.

δῠώδεκα,

Ionic dialect, Epic dialect, Lyric poetry; Attic dialect δώδεκα, twelve, in all genders, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—also δυόδεκο, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

δώδεκα

dodeka

from 1417 and 1176; two and ten, i.e. a dozen:--twelve.

see GREEK for 1417

see GREEK for 1176

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

δώδεκα

Indec.num.

twelve

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

δώδεκα dōdeka 75x

twelve, Mt. 9:20; 10:1; οἱ δώδεκα, the twelve apostles, Mt. 26:14, 20

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

δώδεκα δύο, δέκα twelve, Hom., etc.: v. δυώδεκα.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj-NUI — Adjective · nominative
nominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

A-NUI Indeclinable NUmeral (Adjective)

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

twelv (shenem `asar; dodeka).

See APOSTLE; NUMBER.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
99%twelve
twelve99% · 76×other renderings1% · 1×

77 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject41%object31%adverbial12%predicate11%indirect object5%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 75 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
εἷςoneδέbut, on the otheμετά
ἔτοςa year
γάρforγίνομαιI come into beinὡςas, like as, how
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakἀπόἐπί
κλάσμαa fragment
Article theαἴρωI raise, lift up
πυλώνa large gate, a gate
ἔχωI have, hold, poδώδεκαIndec
δώδεκαtwelve75×
what comes after →
χιλιάςa thousand
ἐκσφραγίζωI set a seal upoArticle the
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐπίἐπιτίθημιI put, place upoἐξίστημιI astonish, am a
Article the
λέγωI say, speakπαραβολήa parable, compaἐμβάπτωI dip into
φυλήa tribe, race
Article theκρίνωI judge, decide,υἱόςa son, descenden
μαθητήςa learner, disciple,
αὐτός

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceδώδεκα · 75× in the New Testament
Revelation Mark Matthew Luke John Acts 1 Corinthians James
Across the New Testament8 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 36 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 60c. AD 40

ἐκ γὰρ μιᾶς ἡμέρας τὸ ἓν καὶ ἐκ δυοῖν τὰ δύο καὶ ἐκ τριῶν τὰ τρία καὶ ἐκ μηνὸς τὰ τριάκοντα καὶ ἐξ ἐνιαυτοῦ τὸ ἰσάριθμον ταῖς ἐκ δώδεκα μηνῶν ἡμέραις πλῆθος καὶ ἐξ ἀπείρου χρόνου ὁ ἄπειρος ἀριθμός.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.argc. AD 75–95

Ἰακώβου φυγὴ εἰς τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν καὶ τὸν ἐκ τἀδελφοῦ φόβον, καὶ ὡς γήμας ἐκεῖ καὶ δώδεκα γεννήσας παῖδας πάλιν εἰς τὴν Χαναναίαν ἐπανῆλθεν.

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 43.2c. AD 96

ἐκεῖνος γάρ, ζήλου ἐμπεσόντος περὶ τῆς ἱερωσύνης καὶ στασιαζουσῶν τῶν φυλῶν, ὁποία αὐτῶν εἴη τῷ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι κεκοσμημένη, ἐκέλευσεν τοὺς δώδεκα φυλάρχους προσενεγκεῖν αὐτῷ ῥάβδους ἐπιγεγραμμένας ἑκάστης φυλῆς κατ̓ ὄνομα: καὶ λαβὼν αὐτὰς ἔδησεν καὶ…

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 6th c. AD 3rd c. AD 7th c. AD 4th c. AD
P.Athen.. 21Karanis (Arsinoites)AD 131

ἐν χρήσει, τόκου δραχμιαίου τῇ μνᾷ τὸν μῆνα ἕκαστον, ἔτι δὲ καὶ πυροῦ ἀρτάβας δώδεκα ἕκτον μέτρῳ ἑξαχοινίκῳ ἑρμηνέως Καρανίδος, ὧν καὶ τὴν ἀπόδοσιν ποιησάτω ἡ ὁμολογοῦσα τῶι Πεθεῖ

P.Harr. 2 190Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)AD 138

Νεμεσίων … … … ρος ἀπελευθερο Ἀμμωνίου τοῦ Ἀμμωνίου λαογραφίας κα ἔτους Ἑλληνείου δραχμὰς δώδεκα, γίνονται δραχμαὶ ιβ προσδιαγραφομένων χαλκοῦ ὀβολοὶ ἕξ .

O.Wilck. 2 192Elephantine oder SyeneAD 143

μισθωταὶ ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Παχομψᾶχις βοηθοῦ. διέγραψεν Πετοννόφρις Ἁρμάχιος ὑπὲρ μερισμοῦ β δραχμὰς δώδεκα ὀβολοὺς τρεῖς δραχμὰς ιβ τριώβολον ἔτους ϛ Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Παχὼν ιγ.

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
χιλιάδεςchilias thousand G5505 Noun · nominative · plural · feminine
23× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
A thousand is a large number, as seen in Luke 14:31 and Acts 4:4, where many people believed in Jesus. This number represents a big group or quantity.
Tyndale gloss
thousand
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

χιλιάς (chilias) means 'a thousand' and is used in various contexts to denote the number one thousand or a very large quantity. It appears in several New Testament verses, including Luke 14:31 and Acts 4:4. The word is derived from the root for 'thousand' and has been used since ancient times, with references in classical literature as well.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

χιλιάς, -άδος, ἡ

(< χίλιοι),

[in LXX for אֶלֶף ;]

the number one thousand, a thousand: Lk 14:31, Ac 4:4, I Co 10:8, Re 5:11 7:4-8 11:13 14:1, 3 21:16.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

χιλιάς, -ddos, ἡ, (χίλιοι), a thousand, the number one thousand: plur., Lk. xiv. 31; Acts iv. 4; 1 Co. x. 8; Rev. v. 11; vii. 4-8; xi. 18; xiv. 1-3; xxi. 16; Sept. for 7x, D278, [Hdt. on.]

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

χιλιάς. We may note P Oxy IV. 74218 (B.c. 2) (as amended Berichtigungen p. 328) ὅ]ρα ἐμὲ ἠγορακέναι πᾳρ[ὰ ΙΠόθο]υ τὴν χιλίαν δέσμην (δραχμῶν) δίεκάπΊεντε, “see I have bought from Pothus the thousand bundles for fifteen drachmae.” But Witkowski (Z//.? p. 128) understands τὴν χιλίαν δέσμην = ἑκάστην τὴν χιλιάδα δεσμῶν, as meaning “ αἵ fifteen drachmae for a bundle of a thousand.

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

χιλιάς (chilias) — thousand.

χῑλι-άς, άδος, ἡ:

genitive plural χιλιάδων [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—a thousand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. generally, large number, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πολλαὶ χ., of lines of poetry, [Refs]

3. Χιλιάδες, αἱ, title of poem by [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

II. ={χιλιετηρίς}, [Refs]; Ῥωμαϊκὴ χ., title of work by Asinius Quadratus, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

χιλιάς

chilias

from 5507; one thousand ("chiliad"):--thousand.

see GREEK for 5507

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

χιλιάς, άδος, ἡ

n.f.

a thousand

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

χιλιάς chilias 23x

the number one thousand, a thousand, Lk. 14:31; Acts 4:4

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

χιλιάς χι_λιάς, άδος, the number one thousand, a thousand, Hdt., Aesch.; c. gen., πολλαὶ χιλιάδες ταλάντων Hdt.: —generally, a very large number, Theocr.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-NPF — Noun · nominative · plural · feminine
nominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-NPF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

thou'-zand ('eleph; chilioi).

See NUMBER.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
91%thousand
thousand91% · 21×thousands9% · 2×

23 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject70%adverbial13%predicate13%object4%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 23 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
δώδεκαIndec
ἸούδαςJudah, Judas, JuῬουβήνPropΓάδProp
τέσσαρεςfour
τεσσεράκονταIndec
εἴκοσιIndec
μετάἡμέραa day
δέκαIndec
ἐν
ὡςas, like as, how, wh
ἀνήρa male human bei
χιλιάςthousand23×
what comes after →
ἐκ
φυλήa tribe, race
σφραγίζωI set a seal upon
ἐκ
Article the
ἀγοράζωI buyμῆκοςlength
ὑπαντάωI meet
Article the
ἔρχομαιI come, go
ἐπί

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceχιλιάς · 23× in the New Testament
Revelation Luke 1 Corinthians Acts
Across the New Testament4 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 147 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Life of Moses 2.276c. AD 40

ἦσαν δὲ κατ’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν χρόνον τρεῖς μὲν ἱερεῖς, νεωκόρων δὲ πολλαὶ χιλιάδες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 8.93c. AD 75–95

στολὰς δὲ ἱερατικὰς τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι σὺν ποδήρεσιν ἐπωμίσι καὶ λογίῳ καὶ λίθοις χιλίας·

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 34.6c. AD 96

λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή: Μύριαι μυριάδες παρειστήκεισαν αὐτῷ, καὶ χίλιαι χιλιάδες ἐλειτούργουν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐκέκραγον, Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος κύριος σαβαώθ, πλήρης πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. BC 2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 1st c. BC
P.Adl. 15Pathyris (?)101 BC

ἀποτεισάτω ἑκάστης ἀρτάβης πυροῦ ἧς ἐὰν μὴ ἀποδῶι χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς δισχιλίας τετρακοσίας , κριθῆς χιλίας τετρακοσίας , καὶ ἑβδόμην μερίδα τῶν γενημάτων πάντων· τὸ δὲ δάνειον τοῦτο ἀποδότω ὁ

P.Lips. 1 2Pathyris100 BC

ἢ οἳ ἂν ὦσι γείτονες πάντοθεν. ἐπρίατο Πετεαρσεμθεὺς Πανοβχούνιος ὡς ἐτῶν μ χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς χιλίας διακοσίας. προπωλήτρια καὶ βεβαιώτρια τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴν ταύτην πάντων Τιτῶς ἡ ἀποδομένη ἣν

CdÉ 37 (1962), p. 155Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)AD 152

τὸν ὁμολογοῦντα τὴν συμπεφωνημένην τιμὴν πᾶσαν ἐκ πλήρους παραχρῆμα διὰ χειρὸς ἀργυρίου κεφαλαίου δραχμὰς χιλίας διακοσίας καὶ βεβαιώσειν τὸν ὁμολογοῦντα τὰ κατὰ τὴν πρᾶσιν ταύτην διὰ παντὸς πάσῃ βεβαιώσει.

Out of [the] tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Gad twelve thousand sealed;
ἐσφραγισμένοι· sealed; G4972
15× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in Revelation than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To seal something means to stamp or mark it for security or preservation, as in Matthew 27:66 and Revelation 20:3. This term can also mean to keep something secret or to attest to its authenticity.
Tyndale gloss
to seal
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word σφραγίζω (sphragizō) means 'to seal' and is derived from the root for 'seal'. It covers a range of meanings, including sealing for security, concealment, and authentication. In the New Testament, it appears in contexts such as sealing a tomb (Mt 27:66) and marking believers with the Holy Spirit (Eph 1:13). The lexicons note its metaphorical uses, but do not present significant disagreements.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

σφραγίζω

[in LXX chiefly for חתם (De 32:34, al.), also for סתם (Da TH 8:26) ;]

to seal,

for security: Mt 27:66, Re 20:3; τ. καρπὸν τοῦτον, fig. (cf. Deiss., BS, 238 f.; MM, xxiv; DB, iv, 427a), Ro 15:28;

for concealment, hence, metaph., to hide (Da TH 9:24, Jo 14:17): Re 10:4 22:10;

for distinction, Re 7:3-8; metaph., Eph 1:13 4:30; mid., II Co 1:22;

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

σφραγίζω (Rev. vii. 3 Rec.) ; 1 aor. ἐσφράγισα; 1 aor. mid. ptep. σφραγισάμενος ; Pass., pf. ptep. ἐσφραγισμένος ; 1 aor. ἐσφραγίσθην ; [in 2 Co. xi. 10 Rec." gives the form odpayicera “de coniectura vel errore” (Tdf.; see his note ad loc.)]; (σφραγίς, q-v-); Sept. for DNM; to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal; a. for security: τί, Mt. xxvii. 66; sc. τὴν ἄβυσσον, to close it, lest Satan after being cast into it should come out; hence the addition ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ, over him i.e. Satan, Rev. xx. 3, (ἐν ᾧ —i. 6. δώματι ---- κεραυνός ἐστιν ἐσφραγισμένος, Aeschyl. Eum. 828; mid. σφραγίζομαι τὴν θύραν, Bel and the Dragon 14 Theodot.). b. Since things sealed up are concealed (as, the contents of a letter), σφραγίζω means trop. to hide (Deut. xxxii. 34), keep in silence, keep secret: τί, Rev. x. 4; xxii. 10, (τὰς ἁμαρτίας, Dan. ix. 24 Theodot.; ras ἀνομίας. Job xiv. 17; τοὺς λόγους σιγῇ.…

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Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

σφραγίζω, κε 568]. In P Oxy VI. 9325 (late ii/A.D.) ἂν ἔρχῃ ἄφες ἀρτάβας ἕξ is τοὺς σάκκους σφραγίσας λαχανοσπέρμου ἵνα πρόχιροι ὦσι, ““1ξ you come, take out six artabae of vegetable-seed, sealing it in the sacks in order that they may be ready’ (Edd.), we have clear confirmation of Deissmann’s view (BS p. 238f.) that by Paul’s καρπὸν σφαγίζεσθαι in Rom 157° we are to understand the Apostle as meaning that all the proper steps had been taken with regard to the collection. ‘‘If the /frzzt is sealed, then everything is in order: the sealing is the last thing that must be done prior to delivery.” Cf. also P Hib I. 3915 (B.C. 265) where with reference to the embarkation upon a government transport of a quantity of corn, instructions are given that the shipmaster is to write a receipt, and further— δεῖγμα σφραγισάσ(θ]ω, ‘let him seal a sample,” obviously to prevent the corn from being…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

σφραγίζω (sphragizō) — to seal.

σφρᾱγ-ίζω,

Ionic dialect σφρηγίζω, close or enclose with a seal, σφραγίζεις λύεις τ᾽ ὀπίσω.. πεύκην (={δέλτον}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ σιτάριον [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, τὸν θησαυρόν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μόνη δὲ κλῇθρ᾽ ἐγὼ σφραγίζομαι [LXX+5th c.BC+]; δεῖγμα σφραγισάσθω let him seal up with his seal a sample (of the corn), [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, ἐν ᾧ [δώματι] κεραυνός ἐστιν ἐσφραγισμένος [LXX+4th c.BC+]; οὐ δύναμαι ἀναγνῶναι [τὸ βιβλίον]· ἐσφράγισται γάρ[LXX+3rd c.BC+]; ἐσφραγίσθη γῇ λευκῇ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

σφραγίζω

sphragizo

from 4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or

preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep

secret, to attest:--(set a, set to) seal up, stop.

see GREEK for 4973

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

σφραγίζω

v.

I set a seal upon

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

σφραγίζω sphragizō 15x

to seal, stamp with a seal, Mt. 27:66; Rev. 20:3; to seal up, to close up, conceal, Rev. 10:4; 22:10; to set a mark upon, distinguish by a mark, Eph. 1:13; 4:30; Rev. 7:3, 4, 5, 8; to seal, to mark distinctively as invested with a certain character, Jn. 6:27; mid. to set one’s own mark upon, seal as one’s own, to impress with a mark of acceptance, 2 Cor. 1:22; to deliver over safely to someone, Rom. 15:28; absol. to set to one’s…

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Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

σφραγίζω σφρα_γίζω, to seal, Eur.:—Mid. to seal for oneself, have sealed, Plut.: —Pass., perf. part. ἐσφραγισμένος sealed up, kept under seal, Aesch.

to mark as with a seal, to mark, Anth.; δεινοῖς σημάντροισιν ἐσφραγισμένοι, of wounded persons, Eur.

metaph. to set a seal on, confirm, stamp with approval, NTest., Anth.: Mid. to assure of a thing, c. acc. rei, NTest.: to limit, Anth.

to seal or accredit as a faithful servant, as a believer, τινά NTest.

from σφρα_γίς

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Into Englishhow translators actually render it
60%sealed
sealed60% · 15×having sealed12% · 3×you were sealed8% · 2×we may have sealed4% · 1×do seal4% · 1×may seal4% · 1×has set his seal4% · 1×has sealed4% · 1×

25 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 8 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
verb100%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 15 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐπιτελέωI complete, accoArticle theκλείωI shut, shut up
χιλιάςa thousand
δώδεκαIndecτέσσαρεςfour
τάφοςa tomb, burial-place
Article the
μαρτυρίαwitness, evidence, t
Article the
πατήρfather, Father, ance
Article the
σφραγίζωsealed;15×
what comes after →
Article the
λίθοςa stoneθεόςGod, a godπνεῦμαwind, breath, sp
ἐκ
πᾶςall, the whole, φυλήa tribe, race
ὅτιthat, since, because
Article the
αὐτός
Article the
ἐγώ
καίand, even, also,

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceσφραγίζω · 15× in the New Testament
Revelation Ephesians John 2 Corinthians Matthew Romans
Across the New Testament6 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 14 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Clement of Rome Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 172c. AD 40

ὁ δὴ ταῦτα μὴ ἀκοῇ μᾶλλον ἢ διανοίᾳ προμαθὼν καὶ ἐν τῇ αὑτοῦ ψυχῇ σφραγισάμενος θαυμάσια καὶ περιμάχητα εἴδη, καὶ ὅτι ἔστι καὶ ὑπάρχει θεὸς καὶ ὅτι εἷς ὁ ὢν ὄντως ἐστὶ καὶ ὅτι πεποίηκε τὸν κόσμον καὶ πεποίηκεν ἕνα, ὡς ἐλέχθη, κατὰ τὴν μόνωσιν…

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 43.2c. AD 96

ἐκεῖνος γάρ, ζήλου ἐμπεσόντος περὶ τῆς ἱερωσύνης καὶ στασιαζουσῶν τῶν φυλῶν, ὁποία αὐτῶν εἴη τῷ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι κεκοσμημένη, ἐκέλευσεν τοὺς δώδεκα φυλάρχους προσενεγκεῖν αὐτῷ ῥάβδους ἐπιγεγραμμένας ἑκάστης φυλῆς κατ̓ ὄνομα: καὶ λαβὼν αὐτὰς ἔδησεν καὶ…

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. BC 1st c. AD 6th c. AD
P.Harr. 2 223AD 1–AD 100

r Πετεχῶν Ταναβίνηι τῆι ἀδελφῆι χαίρειν. ἔπεμψά σοι δύο σφραγῖδας ἵνα τὰς ἀγέλας σφραγίσης. ἐπισφράγισον καὶ ὅσα ἔχεις σκεύη φύλαξον ἕως ὅτου παραγένωμαι πρός σε ἠ διαπέμψω σοι

BGU 1 249ArsinoitesAD 75–AD 85

μένων αἰσθόμενός σου τὴν εἴς με φιλοφροσύνην. φρόντισον δʼ ἐμοῦ χόρτου δεσμῶν ἑξακοσίων καὶ σφράγισον τὸ σιτάριον καὶ τὴν κριθὴν δηλώσας μοι, ποίωι μέτρωι ἔπεμψας. ἀσπάζου τὰ ἀβάσκαντά σου

P.Flor. 3 334 RoApollonopolites HeptakomiasAD 114–AD 119

καὶ ὄξος ἐκ τοῦ Κῴου καὶ ἐλαίαν· καὶ πάλι τῆι σῆι σφραγῖδι ἀσφαλῶς κλείσας σφράγισον. τὸ δαπανηθὲν ἀνάλωμα εἰς τοὺς θησαυρούς Εἰσῆ ὅσιόν ἐστιν, ἵνα τῷ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι μετε

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