"two thousand, Mk. 5:13*"
Definition and meaning
two thousand, Mk. 5:13*
In the original Greek the word is written: δισχίλιοι
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of dischilioi (G1367) across the King James Bible.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea,(they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
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Common questions
Strong's G1367 (dischilioi) is a Greek word that means: two thousand, Mk. 5:13* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word dischilioi (G1367) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1367 is dischilioi, a Greek word defined as: two thousand, Mk. 5:13*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
dischilioi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.