adjective
chilioi
Greekχίλιοι (chilioi)
Strong’sG5507
a thousand
stem chili-11 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χίλιοι, -αι, -α
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5507 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhil'-ee-oy
a thousand
Fromplural of uncertain affinity;
King Jamesthousand.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi8×χίλια |
| object accusative | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi2×χιλίας | ||
| direct address vocative | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi1×χιλίων | chilioi | chilioi |
| to, for dative | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi | chilioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
chilioi“one thousand”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 14:20“one thousand”kai patita tas lēnas exōthen tau politau, kai exerchata haimem ek tau lēnau achri toiu chalinoiu toiu hippoiu apo stadioiu chilioi hexakosioi.And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
chilioi“one thousand”objectaccusative plural2×
Revelation 11:3“one thousand”kai dōami toi duo marturoi mu, kai profēteuali hēmerain chilioi diakosioi hexēkonta, periballerētois sakkoin.And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
Revelation 12:6“one thousand”kai tas gunaikas feugata eis tan erēman, hopou echatō ekei topon hetoimazirēton apo tou theou, hina ekei trefaleiō autan hēmerain chilioi diakosioi hexēkonta.And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
chilioi“a thousand”subject or objectdirect plural8×
2 Peter 3:8“a thousand”Henem de houtem mē lanthanatōr vin, agapētoir, hoti henas hēmeras para kurio hōs chilioi eteim kai chilioi eteim hōs hēmeras henas.Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
2 Peter 3:8“a thousand”Henem de houtem mē lanthanatōr vin, agapētoir, hoti henas hēmeras para kurio hōs chilioi eteim kai chilioi eteim hōs hēmeras henas.Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
Revelation 20:3“thousand”kai ballata auton eis tan abussan, kai kleiata kai sfragizata epanō autou, hina mē planateia ēti teim ethneim, achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim; meta houteim datō luira auton mikron chronon.And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
Revelation 20:5“thousand”tois loipois toiu nekroiu ouk zōala achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim. houtas tas anastasias tas prōtas.The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.
Revelation 20:7“thousand”Kai hotan teliteia teim chilioi eteim, luiti tos Satanaos ek tau fulakau autou,When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
Revelation 20:2“a thousand”kai kratata ton drakōnon, tos ofios tos archaios, hos atō Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, kai data auton chilioi eteim,He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:4“a thousand”Kai horama thronoin, kai kathizala epi autoin, kai krimem dōita autoi, kai tain psuchain toiu pelekizirētoiu dia tan marturian Iēsu kai dia ton logon tou theou, kai hotinois ouk proskunala tem thērem oude tan eikōnan auteu kai ouk lambala tem charagmem epi tem metōpem kai epi tan cheiran autoiu; kai zōala kai basilala meta tou christou chilioi eteim.Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:6“a thousand”makarios kai hagios tos echarōtos merem en ta anastasia ta prōta; epi houtoiu tos deuteros thanatos ouk echatō exousian, alla eli hierevois tou theou kai tou christou, kai basilali meta autou chilioi eteim.Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.