2035. heptakischilioi
Strong's Lexicon
heptakischilioi: Seven thousand

Original Word: ἑπτακισχίλιοι
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: heptakischilioi
Pronunciation: hep-tak-is-KHEE-lee-oy
Phonetic Spelling: (hep-tak-is-khil'-ee-oy)
Definition: Seven thousand
Meaning: seven thousand.

Word Origin: From the Greek words ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and χίλιοι (chilioi, meaning "thousand")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7651 (שֶׁבַע, sheba) - Seven

- H505 (אֶלֶף, eleph) - Thousand

Usage: The term "heptakischilioi" is used in the New Testament to denote the number seven thousand. It is a specific numerical term that appears in contexts where precise counting or enumeration is significant.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, numbers often carried symbolic meanings. The number seven is frequently associated with completeness or perfection in biblical literature, while a thousand can signify a large, complete group. Thus, "seven thousand" could imply a complete and divinely ordained group. In the context of the New Testament, numbers were often used to convey theological truths or to emphasize the magnitude of God's actions.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from heptakis and chilioi
Definition
seven thousand
NASB Translation
seven thousand (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2035: ἑπτακισχίλιοι

ἑπτακισχίλιοι, ἑπτακισχιλιαι, ἑπτακισχίλια, seven thousand: Romans 11:4. (Herodotus)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
seven thousand.

From heptakis and chilioi; seven times a thousand -- seven thousand.

see GREEK heptakis

see GREEK chilioi

Forms and Transliterations
επτακισχίλια επτακισχίλιοι επτακισχιλιους επτακισχιλίους ἑπτακισχιλίους επτακόσια επτακόσιαι επτακοσίας επτακόσιοι επτακοσίους επτάμηνον επταμνήω επταπλάσια επταπλάσιον επταπλασίονα επταπλασίως eptakischilious heptakischilious heptakischilíous
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 11:4 Adj-AMP
GRK: Κατέλιπον ἐμαυτῷ ἑπτακισχιλίους ἄνδρας οἵτινες
NAS: for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN
KJV: to myself seven thousand men,
INT: I kept to myself seven thousand men who

Strong's Greek 2035
1 Occurrence


ἑπτακισχιλίους — 1 Occ.















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