adjective
murioi
Greekμύριοι (murioi)
Strong’sG3463
ten thousand, innumerable
stem muri-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μυρίος, -α, -ον,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3463 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmoo'-ree-oi
ten thousand; by extension, innumerably many
Fromplural of an apparently primary word (properly, meaning very many);
King Jamesten thousand.
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 | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi |
| object accusative | murioi | murioi | murioi2×μυρίους | murioi | ||
| direct address vocative | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi1×μυρίων |
| to, for dative | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi | murioi |
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
murioi“ten thousand”objectaccusative plural2×
1 Corinthians 4:15“ten thousand”ean gar murioi paidagōgoin echaveiō en Christo, alla ouk polloin patēroin, en gar Christo Iēso dia teu euangelieu mis vin gennama.Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
1 Corinthians 14:19“ten thousand”alla en ekklēsa thelamō pente logoin to nouo mu lalara, hina kai alloin katēchameia, ē murioi logoin en glōssa.But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
murioi“ten thousand”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Matthew 18:24“ten thousand”archeratou de autou sunairarō prosferita auto henos ofeiletos murioi talanteiu.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.