5072. tetraménos
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tetraménos: Four months

Original Word: τετράμηνος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tetraménos
Pronunciation: te-trah-MEH-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (tet-ram'-ay-non)
Definition: Four months
Meaning: of four months, a period of four months.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
four months.

Neuter of a compound of tessares and men; a four months' space -- four months.

see GREEK tessares

see GREEK men

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tessares and mén
Definition
of four months
NASB Translation
four months (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5072: τετράμηνος

τετράμηνος, τετράμηνον (from τέτρα, which see, and μήν; cf. Lob. ad. Phryn., p. 549), of four months, lasting four months: τετράμηνος ἐστιν, namely, χρόνος, John 4:35, where Rec. τετράμηνον ἐστιν, as in Judges 19:2, Alex.; . (Thucydides, Aristotle, Polybius, Plutarch, others.)

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: From the Greek words τέσσαρες (tessares, meaning "four") and μήν (mēn, meaning "month").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for τετράμηνος, as it is a specific Greek term related to the concept of time in months. However, related concepts of time and harvest can be found in Hebrew terms such as קָצִיר (qatsir, Strong's H7105), meaning "harvest," which is used in various Old Testament passages to describe the gathering of crops.

Usage: The word τετράμηνος is used in the New Testament to denote a specific time frame, particularly in the context of agricultural cycles.

Context: • The term τετράμηνος appears in the New Testament in John 4:35. In this passage, Jesus uses the term to illustrate a spiritual truth about the readiness of the harvest. He says, "Do you not say, 'There are still four months until the harvest'? But I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest."
• In this context, Jesus challenges the common agricultural understanding of a four-month waiting period between sowing and reaping. He uses this agricultural metaphor to emphasize the immediacy and urgency of the spiritual harvest, indicating that the time for gathering souls into the kingdom of God is now.
• The use of τετράμηνος highlights the contrast between natural expectations and spiritual realities. While the natural world operates on predictable cycles, the spiritual realm is governed by divine timing and readiness.
• This passage encourages believers to recognize the opportunities for ministry and evangelism that are present, urging them to act without delay in the work of the kingdom.

Forms and Transliterations
τετράμηνον τετραμηνος τετράμηνός τετραπέδους tetramenos tetramēnos tetrámenós tetrámēnós
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Englishman's Concordance
John 4:35 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὅτι Ἔτι τετράμηνός ἐστιν καὶ
NAS: There are yet four months, and [then] comes
KJV: are yet four months, and [then] cometh
INT: that yet four months it is and

Strong's Greek 5072
1 Occurrence


τετράμηνός — 1 Occ.















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