"third, Mt. 20:3; 27:64; ἐκ τρίτου, the third time, for the third time, Mt. 26:44; τὸ τρίτον, i.e. μέρος, the third part, Rev. 8:7, 12;"
Definition and meaning
third, Mt. 20:3; 27:64; ἐκ τρίτου, the third time, for the third time, Mt. 26:44; τὸ τρίτον, i.e. μέρος, the third part, Rev. 8:7, 12;
In the original Greek the word is written: τρίτος
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 tritos (G5154) across the King James Bible.
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
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Common questions
Strong's G5154 (tritos) is a Greek word that means: third, Mt. 20:3; 27:64; ἐκ τρίτου, the third time, for the third time, Mt. 26:44; τὸ τρίτον, i.e. μέρος, the third part, Rev. 8:7, 12; It appears 49 times in the King James Bible.
The word tritos (G5154) appears 49 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5154 is tritos, a Greek word defined as: third, Mt. 20:3; 27:64; ἐκ τρίτου, the third time, for the third time, Mt. 26:44; τὸ τρίτον, i.e. μέρος, the third part, Rev. 8:7, 12;. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
tritos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.