adjective
treis
Strong’sG5140
three
stem trei-67 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books9 of 26 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Three, the cardinal number 1234.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G5140 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtrice
"three"
Froma primary (plural) number;
King Jamesthree.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
genitive τριῶν: dative τρισί, also τριοῖσι Refs 6th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect τρίσσι Refs (written τρες Refs: Doric dialect nominative τρέες Refs; τρῖς Refs 4th c.BC+; τρῖς Refs 6th c.BC+:—three, Refs 8th c.BC+; τρία ἔπεα three words, proverbial in Refs 5th c.BC+—for from the earliest times three was a sacred and lucky number, especially with the Pythagoreans (compare τριάς), Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ καὶ τῶν τριῶν ἓν οἴσομαιRefs —διὰ τριῶν ἀπόλλυμαι I am thrice, i. e. utterly, undone, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ διὰ τριῶν ἀγωγή the 'trivium', Refs 6th c.AD+by threes, Refs 5th c.BC+ stem tr[icaron]-, fuller form trey-, nominative tréy-es (Sanskrit tráyas, Latin tres), whence τρέες, contraction τρῆς and τρεῖς (written τρες Refs; accusative tri-ns (Gothic prins, Sanskrit tr[imacracute]n), whence τρῖς and τρίιν; in Gr. the nominative τρεῖς functions as accusative (as in Attic dialect), or the accusative τρῖς as nominative ([same places]).)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | treis | treis | treis | treis10×τρεῖς | treis4×τρεῖς | treis9×τρία |
| object accusative | treis | treis | treis9×τρεῖς | treis19×τρεῖς | ||
| direct address vocative | treis | treis | treis | treis | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | treis | treis | treis | treis6×τριῶν | treis4×τριῶν | treis |
| to, for dative | treis | treis | treis | treis2×τρισίν | treis4×τρισὶν | treis |
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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
67 occurrences, every one of them listed
treis“three”subjectnominative plural10×
Matthew 18:20hou gar alō duo ē treis sunagorēntois eis tem ēmem onomem, ekei …For where two or three gather together in My name, there …
Luke 12:52… nun pente en heno oiko diamerizorēntois, treis epi duo kai duo epi treis,… in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
Acts 11:11kai idou exautēs treis androis epistēala epi tan oikian en …Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea …
1 Corinthians 14:29profētois de duo ē treis lalalōr, kai tois allosois diakrinalōr;Two or three prophets should speak, and the others …
1 John 5:7hoti treis alō tois marturarōntois,For there are three that testify:
1 John 5:8… hudem kai tem haimem, kai tois treis eis tem henem alō.… water, and the blood — and these three are in agreement.
Revelation 21:13apo anatolau pulōnois treis, kai apo borrou pulōnois treis, kai …… were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the …
Revelation 21:13… pulōnois treis, kai apo borrou pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai …… the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on …
Revelation 21:13… pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;… north, three on the south, and three on the west.
Revelation 21:13… pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;There were three gates on the east, three on …
treis“three”objectaccusative plural9×
Luke 1:56… de Mariam sun auta hōs mēnoin treis, kai hupostrefata eis ton oikon autau.Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
Luke 11:5… kai legateia auto; Filor, kichrēasar mi treis artoin,… midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
John 2:6“three”… keiorōntais, chōrarōntais ana metrētoin duo ē treis.… had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold …
Acts 7:20… asteios to theo; hos anatrefita mēnoin treis en to oiko tou patrou;… in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his …
Acts 19:8… eis tan sunagōgan parrēsiazote epi mēnoin treis dialegorōntos kai peitharōntos peri tau basileiau …… synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom …
Acts 20:3poiarantos tē mēnoin treis; generantau epiboulau auto hupo toiu Ioudaioiu …where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed …
Acts 28:11Meta de treis mēnoin anagina en ploie paracheimazarēnte en …After three months we set sail in an …
1 Corinthians 14:27… lalatō, kata duo ē tem pollotatem treis, kai ana merem, kai henos diermēneuatōr;… a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone …
James 5:17… ouk brechata epi tau gēau eniautoin treis kai mēnoin hex;… not rain on the land for three and a half years.
treis“three”of, belonging togenitive plural6×
Matthew 18:16… hina epi stomeu duo marturoiu ē treis stēiteia pantem rēmem;… by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
Luke 10:36tinos houtoiu toiu treis plēsion dokatō si genarē tou empiptarantou …Which of these three do you think was a neighbor …
John 21:11“three”… gēan mestem ichthoiu megoiu hekaton pentēkonta treis; kai tosoutoiu arōntoiu ouk schizita tem …… It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
2 Corinthians 13:1… vin; epi stomeu duo marturoiu kai treis stēiti pantem rēmem.… by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
1 Timothy 5:19… ektos ei mē epi duo ē treis marturoiu;… on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Revelation 8:13… taiu loipaiu fōnaiu tau salpingau toiu treis angeloiu toiu mellarōntoiu salpizarō.… to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
treis“three”to, fordative plural2×
Luke 12:52… treis epi duo kai duo epi treis,… three against two and two against three.
Hebrews 10:28… Mōusou chōris oiktirmoiu epi duo ē treis marturoi apothnēskatō;… on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
treis“three”subjectnominative plural4×
Matthew 15:32… epi ton ochlon, hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk echalō tinem …… they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat …
Mark 8:2… epi ton ochlon hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk echalō tinem …… they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
1 Corinthians 10:8“three”… porneuala, kai piptala hena hēmera eikosi treis chiliadais.… them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them …
Revelation 6:6… zōeiu legarōntan; Choinixas sitou dēnarieu, kai treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem …… of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius …
treis“three”objectaccusative plural19×
Matthew 12:40… Iōnos en ta koilia teu kēteu treis hēmerain kai treis nuktain, houtōs eti …… as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the …
Matthew 12:40… koilia teu kēteu treis hēmerain kai treis nuktain, houtōs eti tos huios tou …For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the …
Matthew 12:40… anthrōpou en ta kardia tau gēau treis hēmerain kai treis nuktain.… Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the …
Matthew 12:40… kardia tau gēau treis hēmerain kai treis nuktain.… the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the …
Matthew 17:4… hōde arō; ei thelasō, poiami hōde treis skēnain, si henan kai Mōuso henan …… You wish, I will put up three shelters— one for You, one for …
Matthew 27:63… tos planos legata ēti zōarōntos; Meta treis hēmerain egeromō;… was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
Mark 8:31… toiu grammatevoiu kai apoktenira kai meta treis hēmerain anastēara;… He must be killed and after three days rise again.
Mark 9:5… atō nin hōde arō, kai poianeia treis skēnain, si henan kai Mōuso henan …… be here. Let us put up three shelters— one for You, one for …
Mark 9:31… kai apoktenali auton, kai apoktenirantos meta treis hēmerain anastēeti.… They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”
Mark 10:34… mastigali auton kai apoktenali, kai meta treis hēmerain anastēeti.… Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
Luke 2:46kai geneta meta hēmerain treis heuriskala auton en te hiere kathezorōnton …Finally, after three days they found Him in the …
Luke 9:33… nin hōde arō, kai poianeia skēnain treis, henan si kai henan Mōuso kai …… be here. Let us put up three shelters— one for You, one for …
Acts 9:9kai ate hēmerain treis mē bleparōntos, kai ouk esthiata oude …For three days he was without sight, and …
Acts 25:1Fēstos oun epibainarantos ta eparcheia meta treis hēmerain anabainata eis Hierosolumeim apo Kaisareiau,Three days after his arrival in the …
Acts 28:7… nēsau onome Poplio, hos anadecherantos nin treis hēmerain filofronōs xenizata.… us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
Acts 28:12kai katagirantois eis Surakousain epimenana hēmerain treis,… in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
Acts 28:17Geneta de meta hēmerain treis sunkalera auton toin arōntoin toiu Ioudaioiu …After three days, he called together the leaders …
Revelation 11:9… kai ethneiu tem ptōmem autoiu hēmerain treis kai hēmisuem, kai teim ptōmeim autoiu …For three and a half days all peoples …
Revelation 11:11Kai meta tain treis hēmerain kai hēmisuem pneumem zōau ek …But after the three and a half days, the breath …
treis“three”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Matthew 26:61… ton naon tou theou kai dia treis hēmeraiu oikodomara.… of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
Mark 14:58… naon houton ton cheiropoiēton kai dia treis hēmeraiu alloson acheiropoiēton oikodomami;… destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that …
Acts 5:7Geneta de hōs hōraiu treis diastēmem kai tas gunaikas autou mē …About three hours later his wife also came …
Revelation 9:18apo taiu treis plēgaiu houtaiu apoktenila tem tritem toiu …… of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur …
treis“three”to, fordative plural4×
Matthew 27:40… Tos kataluarōntor ton naon kai en treis hēmerai oikodomarōntor, sōzasar siauton; ei huios …… the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are …
Mark 15:29… kataluarōntor ton naon kai oikodomarōntor en treis hēmerai,… the temple and rebuild it in three days,
John 2:19… Luavar ton naon houton kai en treis hēmerai egerami auton.… answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up …
John 2:20… tos naos houtos, kai sis en treis hēmerai egerasi auton?… going to raise it up in three days?”
treis“three”subject or objectdirect plural9×
Matthew 13:33… labarantas gunaikas enkruptata eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.… a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of …
Luke 4:25… hote kleiita tos ouranos epi eteim treis kai mēnoin hex, hōs geneta limos …… when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great …
Luke 13:7legata de pros ton ampelourgon; Idou treis eteim apo hou erchomō zētarōntos karpon …… the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search …
Luke 13:21… labarantas gunaikas kruptata eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.… a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of …
Acts 17:2… eiserchata pros autoin kai epi sabbateim treis dialegeta autoi apo taiu grafaiu,… went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from …
Galatians 1:18Epeita meta eteim treis anerchama eis Hierosolumeim historara Kēfon, kai …Only after three years did I go up to …
Revelation 16:13… ek teu stomeu tou pseudoprofētou pneumeim treis akatharteim hōs batrachois;And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs …
Revelation 16:19… geneta tas polas tas megas eis treis mereim, kai tais polais teiu ethneiu …The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the …
1 Corinthians 13:13… de menatō pistias, elpidas, agapas; teim treis houteim, megoteras de houteiu tas agapas.And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but …