Strong's Lexicon tessares: Four Original Word: τέσσαρες Word Origin: A primary numeral Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H702 (אַרְבַּע - arba): The Hebrew equivalent for the number four, used similarly in the Old Testament. Usage: The Greek word "tessares" is a cardinal number that means "four." It is used in the New Testament to denote the number four in various contexts, including counting objects, people, or time periods. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, numbers often held symbolic significance. The number four is frequently associated with completeness and universality, as seen in the four corners of the earth or the four winds. In Jewish tradition, the number four can symbolize creation, as it is the number of the elements (earth, air, fire, water) and the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west). HELPS Word-studies 5064 téssares – four, which sometimes also symbolizes universality ("total coverage, inclusion"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. cardinal number Definition four NASB Translation eighty-four* (1), forty-four* (3), four (29), four men (1), twenty-four* (6). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5064: τέσσαρεςτέσσαρες, τεσσάρων, οἱ, αἱ, τέσσαρα, τά, genitive τεσσάρων, dative τέσσαρσιν ((Lachmann reads τεσσερες 7 times to 33, Tdf. 6 to 35, Tr 6 to 33, WH 6 to 34; Lachmann sometimes has τεσσερα, T Tr WH always; L Tr sometimes have τεσσερας (see WHs Appendix, p. 150)); but no editor adopts epsilon (e) in the genitive or the dative; see τεσσαράκοντα and references), four: Matthew 24:31; Mark 2:3; Luke 2:37; John 11:17; Acts 10:11; Revelation 4:4, etc. STRONGS NT 5064: τεσσερ( [τεσσερ( see τεσσαρ( (cf. Meisterhans, § 21, 4)] STRONGS NT 5064: τετρα(τετρα(, in composition equivalent to τετορα, Aeolic (Doric rather) for τέσσαρα. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance four. Or neuter tessara (tes'-sar-ah) a plural number; four -- four. Forms and Transliterations τέσσαρα τεσσαρας τεσσάρας τέσσαρας τεσσαρες τέσσαρες τεσσαρεσκαιδέκα τεσσαρεσκαίδεκα τέσσαρσι τεσσαρσιν τέσσαρσιν τεσσαρων τεσσάρων τεσσερα τέσσερα tessara téssara tessaras téssaras tessares téssares tessaron tessarōn tessáron tessárōn tessarsin téssarsinLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 24:31 Adj-GMPGRK: ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ἀνέμων ἀπ' NAS: His elect from the four winds, KJV: elect from the four winds, from INT: from the four winds from [the] Mark 2:3 Adj-GMP Mark 13:27 Adj-GMP Luke 2:37 Adj-GNP John 11:17 Adj-AFP John 19:23 Adj-ANP Acts 10:11 Adj-DFP Acts 11:5 Adj-DFP Acts 12:4 Adj-DNP Acts 21:9 Adj-NFP Acts 21:23 Adj-NMP Acts 27:29 Adj-AFP Revelation 4:4 Adj-NMP Revelation 4:4 Adj-AMP Revelation 4:6 Adj-NNP Revelation 4:8 Adj-NNP Revelation 4:10 Adj-NMP Revelation 5:6 Adj-GNP Revelation 5:8 Adj-NNP Revelation 5:8 Adj-NMP Revelation 5:14 Adj-NNP Revelation 6:1 Adj-GNP Revelation 6:6 Adj-GNP Revelation 7:1 Adj-AMP Revelation 7:1 Adj-AFP Strong's Greek 5064 |
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