5150. triménon
Strong's Lexicon
triménon: Three months

Original Word: τρίμηνον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: triménon
Pronunciation: tree-MEH-non
Phonetic Spelling: (trim'-ay-non)
Definition: Three months
Meaning: lasting three months.

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix "τρι-" (tri-), meaning "three," and "μήν" (mēn), meaning "month."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "triménon," the concept of a three-month period can be related to the Hebrew word "חֹדֶשׁ" (chodesh, Strong's H2320), meaning "month."

Usage: The term "triménon" refers to a period of three months. In the New Testament, it is used to denote a specific duration of time, often in the context of travel or significant events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, time was often measured in months, and a period of three months was a significant duration for travel, seasons, and agricultural cycles. The use of "triménon" reflects the practical and cyclical nature of timekeeping in the Greco-Roman world, where months were a common unit of time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
neut. of a comp. of treis and mén
Definition
of three months
NASB Translation
three months (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5150: τρίμηνος

τρίμηνος, τρίμηνον (τρεῖς and μήν), of three months (Sophocles, Aristotle, Theophrastus, others); neuter used as a substantive, a space of three months (Polybius, Plutarch, 2 Kings 24:8): Hebrews 11:23.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
three months.

Neuter of a compound of treis and men as noun; a three months' space -- three months.

see GREEK treis

see GREEK men

Forms and Transliterations
τριμηνον τρίμηνον τριόδους τριπλαί trimenon trimēnon trímenon trímēnon
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 11:23 Adj-ANS
GRK: γεννηθεὶς ἐκρύβη τρίμηνον ὑπὸ τῶν
NAS: was hidden for three months by his parents,
KJV: was hid three months of
INT: having been born was hid three months by the

Strong's Greek 5150
1 Occurrence


τρίμηνον — 1 Occ.















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