adverb
tris
Greekτρίς (tris)
Strong’sG5151
three times
stem tri-12 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
τρίς
(< τρεῖς),
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5151 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtrece
three times
Fromadverb from G5140;
King Jamesthree times, thrice.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 26:34“three times”fēate auto tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō si hoti en houta ta nuxa prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
Matthew 26:75“three times”kai mimnēskita tos Petros teu rēmeu Iēsu legarētou hoti Prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min, kai exercharatos exō klaiata pikrōs.Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Mark 14:30“three times”kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō si hoti sis sēmeron houta ta nuxa prin ē dis alektōron fōnara tris min aparnesi.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
Mark 14:72“three times”kai euthuos ek deutereu alektōros fōnata; kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Prin alektōron fōnara dis tris min aparnesi, kai epiballaratos klaiate.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
Luke 22:34“three times”tos de legata; Legamō si, Petror, ouk fōnati sēmeron alektōros heōs tris min aparneseia oidarē.But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
Luke 22:61“three times”kai strefiratos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara sēmeron aparnesi min tris.And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
John 13:38“three times”apokrinetō Iēsus; Tan psuchan su huper mu tithasi? amēn amēn legamō si, ouk mē alektōros fōnateia heōs hou arnesi min tris.“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.[’’]
Acts 10:16“three times”houtem de gineta epi tris, kai euthuos analambita tem skeuem eis ton ouranon.This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
Acts 11:10“three times”houtem de gineta epi tris, kai anaspita palin hapanteim eis ton ouranon.This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.
2 Corinthians 11:25“three times”tris rabdizima, hapax lithazima, tris nauagama, nuchthēmerem en to butho poiamē;Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
2 Corinthians 11:25“three times”tris rabdizima, hapax lithazima, tris nauagama, nuchthēmerem en to butho poiamē;Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
2 Corinthians 12:8“three times”huper houteu tris ton kurion parakalama hina afistanateia apo mu;Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.