"five times one thousand, five thousand, Mt. 14:21; 16:9"
Definition and meaning
five times one thousand, five thousand, Mt. 14:21; 16:9
In the original Greek the word is written: πεντακισχίλιοι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 pentakischilioi (G4000) across the King James Bible.
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
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Common questions
Strong's G4000 (pentakischilioi) is a Greek word that means: five times one thousand, five thousand, Mt. 14:21; 16:9 It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word pentakischilioi (G4000) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4000 is pentakischilioi, a Greek word defined as: five times one thousand, five thousand, Mt. 14:21; 16:9. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pentakischilioi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.