τρίτος
tritos
third
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Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word τρίτος (tritos) is defined as "third." It appears 56 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. This word is used to describe a position or rank within a sequence or group, often in relation to time, order, or priority. The usage of τρίτος ranges from numerical descriptions, such as the third day or the third year, to descriptive phrases, like the third heaven or the third part of the earth. This word is also used in comparative contexts, highlighting the superiority or inferiority of something in relation to others. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that the concept of "third" was an important aspect of ancient Greek and biblical thought. The significance of τρίτος lies in its ability to convey a sense of progression, sequence, and hierarchy. By using this word, the authors of the Bible and other ancient texts were able to convey complex ideas and relationships in a clear and concise manner.
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Occurrences in Scripture
56 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
Matthew 17:23and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
Matthew 20:3He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
Matthew 20:19and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”
Matthew 22:26In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
Matthew 26:44He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.
Matthew 27:64Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He is risen from the dead;’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
Mark 12:21The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
Mark 14:41He came the third time, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Mark 15:25It was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Luke 9:22saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”
Luke 24:21But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
Luke 12:38They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.
Luke 13:32He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.
Luke 18:33They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”
Luke 20:12He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.
Luke 20:31The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
Luke 23:22He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
Luke 24:7saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”
Luke 24:46He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
John 2:1The third day, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there.
John 21:14This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
John 21:17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
John 21:17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Acts 2:15For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.
Acts 10:40God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,
Acts 23:23He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
Acts 27:19On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
1 Corinthians 12:28God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
1 Corinthians 15:4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.
2 Corinthians 12:14Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”
Revelation 6:5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
Revelation 6:5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
Revelation 4:7The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
Revelation 8:7The first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. One third of the earth was burned up, and one third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Revelation 8:7The first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. One third of the earth was burned up, and one third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Revelation 8:8The second angel sounded, and something like a great burning mountain was thrown into the sea. One third of the sea became blood,
Revelation 8:9and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 8:9and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 8:10The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of the waters.
Revelation 8:10The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of the waters.
Revelation 8:11The name of the star is called “Wormwood.” One third of the waters became wormwood. Many people died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
Revelation 8:12The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars; so that one third of them would be darkened, and the day wouldn’t shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.
Revelation 8:12The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars; so that one third of them would be darkened, and the day wouldn’t shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.
Revelation 8:12The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars; so that one third of them would be darkened, and the day wouldn’t shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.
Revelation 8:12The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars; so that one third of them would be darkened, and the day wouldn’t shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.
Revelation 8:12The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars; so that one third of them would be darkened, and the day wouldn’t shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.
Revelation 9:15The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.