Strong's G5140 · Greek
τρεῖς
treis
Definition
tria tree'-ah a primary (plural) number; "three":--three.
KJV: three
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered τρεῖς across 60 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
60 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew9 verses
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 13:33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. measures: the word in the Greek is a measure containing about a peck and a half, wanting a little more than a pint
Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Matthew 17:4Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Matthew 18:16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 26:61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Matthew 27:40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Mark5 verses
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
Mark 8:31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mark 9:5And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Mark 14:58We heard him say I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
Mark 15:29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Luke9 verses
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Luke 2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Luke 4:25But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
Luke 9:33And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
Luke 10:36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luke 11:5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
Luke 12:52For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke 13:7Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Luke 13:21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
John4 verses
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
John 2:19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
John 2:20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
John 21:11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
Acts14 verses
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Acts 7:20In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: exceeding fair: or, fair to God
Acts 9:9And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
Acts 10:19While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
Acts 11:11And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
Acts 17:2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Acts 19:8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Acts 20:3And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
Acts 25:1Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
Acts 28:7In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
Acts 28:11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
Acts 28:12And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
Acts 28:15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
Acts 28:17And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
1 Corinthians4 verses
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
1 Corinthians 13:13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians 14:27If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. two: by two or three sentences separately
1 Corinthians 14:29Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
2 Corinthians1 verse
Galatians1 verse
1 Timothy1 verse
Hebrews1 verse
1 John2 verses
Revelation8 verses
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. A measure: the word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart
Revelation 8:13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Revelation 9:18By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
Revelation 11:9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
Revelation 11:11And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
Revelation 16:13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Revelation 16:19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Revelation 21:13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G5140 (treis) mean?
tria tree'-ah a primary (plural) number; "three":--three.
How many times does G5140 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G5140 (τρεῖς) appears in 60 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “three.”
How is treis translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G5140 is rendered as “three” (69×).