μυριάδες
myriás
thousands
A group or set of ten thousand; by extension, a very large, innumerable, or countless quantity. The primary sense refers numerically to 'ten thousand,' but the term is frequently employed in Greek literature and the New Testament to denote a vast multitude, often as an indefinite hyperbolic expression for 'very many.'
Acts 21:20 · Word #13
Lexicon G3461
| Lemma | μυριάς |
| Transliteration | myriás |
| Strong's | G3461 |
| Definition | A group or set of ten thousand; by extension, a very large, innumerable, or countless quantity. The primary sense refers numerically to 'ten thousand,' but the term is frequently employed in Greek literature and the New Testament to denote a vast multitude, often as an indefinite hyperbolic expression for 'very many.' |
Morphology N NOM F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | thousands |
| Literal | myriads/tens-of-thousands |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μυριάς |
| Strong's | G3461 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3461-02
ten-thousands
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NFP); subject-form plural referring to multiple units of ten thousand. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun μυριάς denotes a unit or set of ten thousand; in the nominative feminine plural μυριάδες, it refers to multiple such groupings. "Ten-thousands" preserves the numerical root sense while reflecting the plural morphology. |
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