5144. triakonta

Lexicon

triakonta: Thirty

Original Word: τριάκοντα
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Transliteration: triakonta
Pronunciation: tree-AH-kon-tah
Phonetic Spelling: (tree-ak'-on-tah)
Definition: Thirty
Meaning: thirty.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

thirty.

The decade of treis; thirty -- thirty.

see GREEK treis

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5144: τριάκοντα

τριάκοντα, οἱ, αἱ, τά (τρεῖς), thirty: Matthew 13:8; Mark 4:8; Luke 3:23, etc. (From Homer down.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word τρεῖς (treis), meaning "three," and the suffix -κοντα, which is used to form multiples of ten.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for the number thirty is שְׁלֹשִׁים (sheloshim), Strong's Hebrew Number 7970. This term is used throughout the Old Testament in similar contexts, such as in Genesis 18:30, where Abraham negotiates with God over the fate of Sodom, and in Exodus 21:32, where the price of a slave is set at thirty shekels of silver.

Usage: The term τριάκοντα is used in the New Testament to denote the number thirty. It appears in various contexts, often related to quantities, age, or time periods.

Context: The Greek word τριάκοντα is used in the New Testament to signify the number thirty. This number appears in several significant biblical narratives and teachings. For instance, in the Gospel of Matthew, Judas Iscariot agrees to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (Matthew 26:15, BSB: "and asked, 'What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?' And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver"). This act fulfills the prophecy found in Zechariah 11:12-13, where thirty pieces of silver are mentioned as the price for the shepherd.

The number thirty also appears in the context of age and ministry. Jesus began His public ministry at about thirty years of age (Luke 3:23, BSB: "Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry"). This age was significant in Jewish culture, as it was the age at which Levites began their service in the temple (Numbers 4:3).

In the parable of the sower, Jesus describes the seed that falls on good soil, yielding a crop, "a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold" (Matthew 13:8, BSB). Here, thirty is used to illustrate the varying degrees of fruitfulness in the lives of those who hear and accept the word of God.

The number thirty, therefore, holds various symbolic meanings in the biblical text, often associated with maturity, fulfillment of prophecy, and the varying responses to God's word.

Forms and Transliterations

τριακοντα τριάκοντα τριακονταδύο τριακονταεννέα τριακονταέξ τριακονταεπτά τριακονταετούς τριακονταοκτώ τριακονταπέντε τριακοντατέσσαρες τριακοντατρία triakonta triákonta

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 13:8 Adj
GRK: ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα
NAS: sixty, and some thirty.
KJV: some thirtyfold.
INT: some moreover thirty

Matthew 13:23 Adj
GRK: ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα
NAS: sixty, and some thirty.
KJV: some thirty.
INT: some moreover thirty

Matthew 26:15 Adj
GRK: ἔστησαν αὐτῷ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια
NAS: Him to you? And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver
KJV: with him for thirty pieces of silver.
INT: they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver

Matthew 27:3 Adj
GRK: ἔστρεψεν τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τοῖς
NAS: and returned the thirty pieces of silver
KJV: and brought again the thirty pieces of silver
INT: returned the thirty pieces of silver to the

Matthew 27:9 Adj
GRK: ἔλαβον τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τὴν
NAS: AND THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER,
KJV: they took the thirty pieces of silver,
INT: they took the thirty pieces of silver the

Mark 4:8 Adj
GRK: ἔφερεν ἓν τριάκοντα καὶ ἐν
NAS: and produced thirty, sixty,
KJV: brought forth, some thirty, and some
INT: bore to thirtyfold and one

Mark 4:20 Adj
GRK: καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν τριάκοντα καὶ ἐν
NAS: it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty,
KJV: some thirtyfold, some
INT: bring forth fruit one thirtyfold and one

Luke 3:23 Adj
GRK: ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ὢν υἱός
NAS: was about thirty years of age,
KJV: to be about thirty years of age, being
INT: about years [old] thirty being son

John 5:5 Adj
GRK: ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖ τριάκοντα καὶ ὀκτὼ
NAS: ill for thirty-eight years.
KJV: an infirmity thirty and eight
INT: man there thirty eight also eight

John 6:19 Adj
GRK: πέντε ἢ τριάκοντα θεωροῦσιν τὸν
KJV: or thirty furlongs,
INT: five or thirty they see

Galatians 3:17 Adj
GRK: τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη γεγονὼς
NAS: four hundred and thirty years
KJV: four hundred and thirty years after,
INT: four hundred and thirty years which took place

Strong's Greek 5144
11 Occurrences

τριάκοντα — 11 Occ.