χιλιάς (ⱪiliάs) — a group of a thousand

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: χιλιάς; -άδος

Related lemmas: χίλιοι

Sense 1: a group of a thousand

Semantic entry: 60.80

Semantic domains: Number

Subdomains: Pair, Group [Numbered Collectives]

Notes: Normally, however, ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν is simply translated as ‘with ten thousand soldiers.’|In OET REV 5:11 the implication is that each group consists of a thousand each, but the expression ‘thousands upon thousands’ is really a way of emphasizing the enormous number. In a number of languages the equivalent would be ‘millions’ or ‘an exceedingly large number.’

Show passage in OET: LUK 14:31

OET-RV LUK 14:31

31 Or what king would go off to war against another king, if he hadn’t previously sat down with his generals to figure out if their ten thousand soldiers are powerful enough to battle the other king bringing twenty thousand against him?

OET-LV LUK 14:31

31 Or what king going to _encounter with _another king in war, not having _sat _down first will _be _counselling whether he _is powerful with ten thousands to _meet with _the one with twenty thousands coming against him?

Show passage in OET: ACT 4:4

OET-RV ACT 4:4

4 Despite this, many people who’d heard their message trusted in Yeshua and the number of families who were believers grew to around 5,000.

OET-LV ACT 4:4

4 But many the ones having _heard the message, believed and number of _the men was _become about five thousands.

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All 13 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: OET LUK 14:31

ACT: OET ACT 4:4

CO1: OET CO1 10:8

REV: OET REV 5:11 · OET REV 7:4–8 · OET REV 11:13 · OET REV 14:1 · OET REV 14:3 · OET REV 21:16

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

χιλιάς

Form 1

Sense 1: a group of a thousand