"twice ten thousand, two myriads, Rev. 9:16*"
Definition and meaning
twice ten thousand, two myriads, Rev. 9:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: δισμυριάς
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 dismyrias (G1364) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
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Common questions
Strong's G1364 (dismyrias) is a Greek word that means: twice ten thousand, two myriads, Rev. 9:16* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word dismyrias (G1364) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1364 is dismyrias, a Greek word defined as: twice ten thousand, two myriads, Rev. 9:16*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
dismyrias is a Greek word found in the New Testament.