3461. murias

Lexicon

murias: Ten thousand, myriad

Original Word: μυριάς
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: murias
Pronunciation: moo-ree-as'
Phonetic Spelling: (moo-ree'-as)
Definition: Ten thousand, myriad
Meaning: a myriad, group of ten thousand, a ten thousand.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

double myriad, ten thousand.

From murioi; a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number -- ten thousand.

see GREEK murioi

HELPS Word-studies

3461 myriás (from 3463 /mýrioi, "myriad") – an indefinitely large number, but strictly means "10,000"; (figuratively) a number too large to count (reckon).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from murios
Definition
ten thousand, a myriad
NASB Translation
fifty* (1), many thousands (2), myriads (3), thousand (1), thousands (1), two hundred million* (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3461: μυριάς

μυριάς, μυριαδος, ἡ (μυρίος) (from Herodotus down), the Sept. for רְבָבָה and רִבּו;

a. ten thousand: Acts 19:19 (on which passage see ἀργύριον, 3 at the end).

b. plural with the genitive equivalent to an innumerable multitude, an unlimited number ((like our myriads), the Latinsexcenti, German Tausend): Luke 12:1; Acts 21:20; Revelation 5:11 (not Rec.st); (here L T δισμυριάδες, which see); used simply, of innumerable hosts of angels: Hebrews 12:22 (here G L Tr put a comma after μυριάσιν); Jude 1:14; Deuteronomy 33:2; Daniel 7:10.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word μυρίος (myrios), meaning "ten thousand" or "countless."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek μυριάς corresponds to the Hebrew word רִבּוֹ (ribo), Strong's Hebrew Number 7239, which also denotes a large number, often translated as "ten thousand" or "myriad" in the Old Testament.

Usage: The term μυριάς is used in the New Testament to describe a large, often innumerable, quantity. It is frequently translated as "ten thousand" or "myriad" in English.

Context: The Greek term μυριάς (myrias) appears in the New Testament to convey the idea of a vast, often innumerable, multitude. It is used both literally and figuratively to express large numbers. In the context of the New Testament, μυριάς is employed to describe both heavenly and earthly multitudes, emphasizing the grandeur and vastness of the numbers involved.

For instance, in Luke 12:1, the term is used to describe the multitude of people gathered: "Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another, Jesus began to speak first to His disciples..." (BSB). Here, μυριάς underscores the immense size of the crowd surrounding Jesus.

In the book of Acts, μυριάς is used to describe the number of believers: "And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were added to their number" (Acts 5:14, BSB). This usage highlights the rapid growth and expansion of the early Christian community.

The term is also used in a celestial context in Hebrews 12:22: "Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels in joyful assembly" (BSB). Here, μυριάς conveys the vast number of angels present in the heavenly realm, emphasizing the majesty and glory of the divine assembly.

In Revelation 5:11, μυριάς is used to describe the countless angels around the throne: "Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and the living creatures and the elders, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands" (BSB). This passage uses μυριάς to depict an innumerable host, illustrating the overwhelming and awe-inspiring nature of the heavenly vision.

Overall, μυριάς serves as a powerful linguistic tool in the New Testament, conveying the concept of vastness and abundance, whether in terms of people, believers, or celestial beings.

Forms and Transliterations

μυριαδας μυριάδας μυρίαδας μυριαδες μυριάδες μυριαδων μυριάδων μυριάς μυρίας μυριάσι μυριασιν μυριάσιν μυρίασιν muriadas muriades muriadon muriadōn muriasin myriadas myriádas myriades myriádes myriadon myriadōn myriádon myriádōn myriasin myriásin

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 12:1 Adj-GMP
GRK: ἐπισυναχθεισῶν τῶν μυριάδων τοῦ ὄχλου
NAS: circumstances, after so many thousands of people
KJV: when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people,
INT: having been gathered together the myriads of the crowd

Acts 19:19 Adj-AMP
GRK: εὗρον ἀργυρίου μυριάδας πέντε
NAS: of them and found it fifty thousand
KJV: [it] fifty thousand [pieces] of silver.
INT: found [it] of silver myriads five

Acts 21:20 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἀδελφέ πόσαι μυριάδες εἰσὶν ἐν
NAS: how many thousands there are among
KJV: how many thousands of Jews
INT: brother how many myriads they are among

Hebrews 12:22 Adj-DMP
GRK: ἐπουρανίῳ καὶ μυριάσιν ἀγγέλων
NAS: Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,
KJV: and to an innumerable company of angels,
INT: heavenly and to myriads of angels

Jude 1:14 Adj-DMP
GRK: ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ
NAS: came with many thousands of His holy ones,
KJV: with ten thousands of his
INT: amidst holy myriads his

Revelation 5:11 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων καὶ
NAS: and the number of them was myriads of myriads,
KJV: was ten thousand times ten thousand,
INT: number of them ten thousands of ten thousands and

Revelation 5:11 Adj-GMP
GRK: αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων καὶ χιλιάδες
NAS: of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands
KJV: ten thousand times ten thousand, and
INT: of them ten thousands of ten thousands and thousand

Revelation 9:16 Adj-NFP
GRK: ἱππικοῦ δὶς μυριάδες μυριάδων ἤκουσα
KJV: thousand thousand: and
INT: cavalry [was] twice ten thousand ten thousands I heard

Revelation 9:16 Adj-GMP
GRK: δὶς μυριάδες μυριάδων ἤκουσα τὸν
KJV: [were] two hundred thousand thousand:
INT: twice ten thousand ten thousands I heard the

Strong's Greek 3461
9 Occurrences

μυριάδας — 1 Occ.
μυριάδες — 3 Occ.
μυριάδων — 3 Occ.
μυριάσιν — 2 Occ.