Greek · G5154, G2250 · unreviewed

τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ

Third · day

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τρίτος G5154 third

Pronunciation trítos

Marks chronological sequence or division; in Revelation, often quantifies catastrophic judgment affecting one-third of creation.

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ἡμέρα G2250 day

Pronunciation hēméra

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What does τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ (tē tritē hēmera) mean in the Bible?

τρίτος · ἡμέρα is a Greek word meaning "third day".

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Meaning

third day

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rev 4:7 · Rev 8:7 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 8:9 · Rev 8:11 · Rev 8:12 · Rev 9:18 13×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:26 · Mark 12:21 · Luke 20:31 · Rev 8:10 · Rev 14:9 · Rev 16:4 · Rev 21:19 7×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 15:25 · Acts 2:15 · Rev 11:14 3×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:44 · Rev 6:5 2×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:64 · Acts 23:23 2×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 12:2 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 16:21 · Matt 17:23 · Matt 20:19 · Luke 9:22 · Luke 12:38 · Luke 13:32 · Luke 18:33 · Luke 24:7 · Luke 24:46 · John 2:1 · Acts 10:40 · Acts 27:19 · 1 Cor 15:4 13×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Mark 14:41 · Luke 23:22 · John 21:14 · John 21:17 · 1 Cor 12:28 · 2 Cor 12:14 · 2 Cor 13:1 · Rev 8:10 · Rev 9:15 · Rev 12:4 11×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 20:3 · Luke 24:21 · Rev 6:5 3×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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