adjective
tritos
Strong’sG5154
third
stem trit-55 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books8 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
τρίτος means third, the ordinal number that follows "second," used of people or things in a series or in time, such as a third day or a third witness 1234. The phrase "the third day" specifically denotes the next day but one, i.e. the day after tomorrow 13.
Used as a noun, especially in the neuter with a following genitive, it denotes a third part of something 123.
Used as an adverb, τρίτον (or τὸ τρίτον) means a third time, or, when listing items in order, thirdly 123; the related phrase ἐκ τρίτου likewise means "a third time" 1.
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
τρίτος, -η, -ον
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5154 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtree'-tos
third; neuter (as noun) a third part, or (as adverb) a (or the) third time, thirdly
Fromordinal from G5140;
King Jamesthird(-ly).
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
Aeolic dialect τέρτος (see. τέρτα) η, ον, (τρεῖς) third, τοῖσι δ᾽ ἐπὶ τρίτος ἦλθε Refs 8th c.BC+; τρίτος αὐτός himself the third, i. e. with two others (see. αὐτός Refstwo drachmae and a half, Refs 4th c.BC+; compare ἡμιτάλαντο; τ. γενέσθαι to be third in a race, Refs 5th c.BC+:—the third frequently appears as completing the tale, e.g. the third and last libation was offered to Ζεὺς Σωτήρ, Διὸς σωτηρίου σπονδὴ τρίτου κρατῆρος Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, Κράτος τε καὶ Δίκη σὺν τῷ τρίτῳ.. Ζηνί Refs 4th c.BC+; τρίτην ἐπενδίδωμι (i.e. πληγήν) the third and finishing stroke, Refs; Ἐρινὺς.. αἷμα πίεται, τρίτην πόσιν, i. e. the blood of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, the first being that of the children of Thyestes, the second that of Agamemnon, Refs
II τρίτη, with or without ἡμέρα, the day after tomorrow, ἐς τρίτην ἡμέραν Refs 5th c.BC+; but ἐχθὲς καὶ τ. ἡμέραν yesterday and the day before, Refs — διὰ τρίτης two days later, Refs 4th c.BC+; but, every other day, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with other Nouns omitted, ἡ τ. (i.e. χορδή) the third string in the heptachord, ={ἡ παραμέση}, Refs 4th c.BC+ —ἡ τ. (i.e. πληγή) the third blow, see above 1:—ἡ τ. (i.e. μερίς) the third part of a coin or weight, Refs 3rd c.BC+; third of a stater, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III τρίτον as adverb, thirdly, Refs 5th c.BC+; a third time, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρῶτον μὲν.., δεύτερον δὲ.., τ. δὲ.. Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῦτο τ. this third time, LXX+NT+8th c.BC+in the third place, Refs 5th c.BC+ (but = the third time, NT+5th c.BC+:—regular adverb τρίτως in the third degree, Refs
III.2 τρίτον thrice, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV τὸ τ. μέρος LXX+5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τῷ τ. at the third signal, Refs 5th c.BC+
V τρίτα, τά,
V.1 (i.e. ἱερά) a sacrifice offered the third day after the funeral, Refs 5th c.BC+
V.2 τὰ τρίτα λέγειν τινί play the third part (like τριταγωνιστεῖν τινι), Refs 4th c.BC+
V.3 πρῶτα δραμεῖν καὶ δεύτερα καὶ τ. win.. third place in the race, Refs 5th c.BC+. (Cf. Sanskrit trlīyas, Latin terlius, etc.)
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 | tritos7×τρίτος | tritas3×τρίτη | tritem24×τρίτον | tritois | tritais | triteim |
| object accusative | triton | tritan3×τρίτην | tritoin | tritain | ||
| direct address vocative | tritor | tritar | tritoir | tritair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | tritou1×τρίτου | tritau2×τρίτης | triteu2×τρίτου | tritoiu | tritaiu | triteiu |
| to, for dative | trito | trita13×τρίτῃ | trite | tritoi | tritai | tritei |
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
trit is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
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.
55 occurrences, every one of them listed
tritos“third”subjectnominative singular7×
Matthew 22:26homoiōs kai tos deuteros kai tos tritos, heōs toiu hepta;… thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
Mark 12:21… apothnēskata mē kataleiparantos spermem, kai tos tritos hōsautōs;… and left no children. And the third did likewise.
Luke 20:31kai tos tritos labata autan, hōsautōs de kai tois …and the third married the widow, and in the …
Revelation 8:10Kai tos tritos angelos salpizata; kai piptata ek tou …Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a …
Revelation 14:9Kai allosos angelos tritos akolouthata autoi legarōntos en fōna mega; …And a third angel followed them, calling out in …
Revelation 16:4Kai tos tritos ekchata tan fialan autou eis toin …And the third angel poured out his bowl into …
Revelation 21:19… prōtos iaspias, tos deuteros sapfiras, tos tritos chalkēdōnos, tos tetartos smaragdos,… was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
tritou“third”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:2… theos oidatē harpaziranton ton toiouton heōs tritou ouranou.… ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the …
tritas“third”subjectnominative singular3×
Mark 15:25Ate de hōras tritas kai staurala auton.It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
Acts 2:15… hupolabavō houtois methualō, atō gar hōras tritas tau hēmerau,… you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
Revelation 11:14… deuteras aperchata; idou tas ouai tas tritas erchotō tachu.… second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.
tritan“third”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 20:3kai exercharantos peri tritan hōran horata allosoin stēarēntoin en ta …About the third hour he went out and saw …
Luke 24:21… alla ge kai sun pantei houtei tritan houtan hēmeran agatō apo hou houteim …… besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
Revelation 6:5Kai hote anoigata tan sfragidan tan tritan, akouama teu triteu zōeu legarōnteu; Erchosōr. …And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living …
tritau“third”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 27:64… oun asfalizira ton tafon heōs tau tritau hēmerau, mēpote ercharantois tois mathētois autou …… the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come …
Acts 23:23… hippeusoin hebdomēkonta kai dexiolaboin diakosioi, apo tritau hōrau tau nuktau,… to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
trita“third”to, fordative singular13×
Matthew 16:21… kai grammatevoiu kai apoktenira kai ta trita hēmera egerira.… must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
Matthew 17:23kai apoktenali auton, kai ta trita hēmera egeriti. kai lupila sfodra.… will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to …
Matthew 20:19… kai mastigara kai staurara, kai ta trita hēmera egeriti.… flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to …
Luke 9:22… kai grammatevoiu kai apoktenira kai ta trita hēmera egerira.… must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
Luke 12:38… en ta deutera kan en ta trita fulaka erchateia kai heuriskateia houtōs, makariois …… he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds …
Luke 13:32… apotelamō sēmeron kai aurion, kai ta trita teleiomō.… today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
Luke 18:33… apoktenali auton, kai ta hēmera ta trita anastēeti.… and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
Luke 24:7… anthrōpoiu hamartōloiu kai staurira kai ta trita hēmera anastēara.… and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’ ”
Luke 24:46… christon kai anastēara ek nekroiu ta trita hēmera,… rise from the dead on the third day,
John 2:1Kai ta hēmera ta trita gamos geneta en Kana tau Galilaiau, …On the third day a wedding took place at …
Acts 10:40houton tos theos egerata ta trita hēmera kai dōata auton emfanon genera,God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be …
Acts 27:19kai ta trita autocheirois tan skevan teu ploieu riptala.On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle …
1 Corinthians 15:4… kai hoti egerotē ta hēmera ta trita kata tain grafain,… that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
tritem“third”subject or objectdirect singular24×
Mark 14:41kai erchotō tem tritem kai legatō autoi; Katheudavō tem loipem …When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping …
Luke 23:22tos de tritem legata pros autoin; Tinem gar kakosem …A third time he said to them, “What evil …
John 21:14houtem ēdē tritem fanerita tos Iēsus toi mathētoi egerirantos …This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples …
John 21:17legatō auto tem tritem; Simōnor Iōannou, filasō min? lupita tos …Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you …
John 21:17… tos Petros hoti legata auto tem tritem; Filasō min? kai legata auto; Kurior, …… that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You …
1 Corinthians 12:28… ta ekklēsa prōtem apostoloin, deuterem profētoin, tritem didaskaloin, epeita dunamiain, epeita charismeim iameiu, …… first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and …
2 Corinthians 12:14Idou tritem houtem hetoimōs echamō erchara pros vin, …… ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a …
2 Corinthians 13:1Tritem houtem erchomō pros vin; epi stomeu …This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every …
Revelation 8:10… hōs lampadas, kai piptata epi tem tritem toiu potamoiu kai epi tain pēgain …… from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the …
Revelation 9:15… mēnon kai eniauton, hina apoktenaleia tem tritem toiu anthrōpoiu.… year were released to kill a third of mankind.
Revelation 12:4kai tas ouras autou suratō tem tritem toiu asteroiu tou ouranou, kai balata …His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky …
Revelation 4:7… deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōntos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, …… the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man …
Revelation 8:7… balita eis tan gēan; kai tem tritem tau gēau katakaiita, kai tem tritem …… hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up …
Revelation 8:7… tritem tau gēau katakaiita, kai tem tritem teiu dendreiu katakaiita, kai pantos chortos …… was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the …
Revelation 8:8… eis tan thalassan; kai geneta tem tritem tau thalassau haimem,… was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
Revelation 8:9kai apothnēskata tem tritem teiu ktismeiu teiu en ta thalassa, …… in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 8:9… thalassa, teim echarōnteim psuchain, kai tem tritem teiu ploieiu diaftherila.a third of the living creatures in the …
Revelation 8:11… legotō; tos Apsinthos. kai geneta tem tritem teiu hudeiu eis apsinthan, kai pollois …… of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like …
Revelation 8:12… tetartos angelos salpizata; kai plēssita tem tritem tou hēliou kai tem tritem tau …… moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a …
Revelation 8:12… tem tritem tou hēliou kai tem tritem tau selēnau kai tem tritem toiu …… angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and …
Revelation 8:12… tem tritem tau selēnau kai tem tritem toiu asteroiu, hina skotiziteia tem tritem …… of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light …
Revelation 8:12… tritem toiu asteroiu, hina skotiziteia tem tritem autoiu kai tas hēmeras mē fanateia …… day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
Revelation 8:12“third”… kai tas hēmeras mē fanateia tem tritem autau, kai tas nuktas homoiōs.… of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
Revelation 9:18… taiu treis plēgaiu houtaiu apoktenila tem tritem toiu anthrōpoiu, ek teu pureu kai …A third of mankind was killed by the …
triteu“third”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 26:44… afiēkarantos autoin palin apercharantos proseucheta ek triteu ton auton logon legarantos palin.… away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
Revelation 6:5… tan sfragidan tan tritan, akouama teu triteu zōeu legarōnteu; Erchosōr. kai horama, kai …… the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I …