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τέσσαρες

téssares

G5064 determiner

SILEX Entry

Definition

A cardinal numeral indicating the quantity 'four' (i.e., the number following three and preceding five). Used to denote four persons, objects, measurements, or divisions. Appears in both literal and figurative enumeration contexts in Greek texts. Can serve as a modifier of nouns to express count or partition into groups of four.

Semantic Range

four (cardinal number), a group of four, four of something, fourfold

Root / Etymology

From the Greek root τετταρ- / τεσσαρ-, the standard stem for 'four' in Attic-Ionic and Koine Greek. Related to other Indo-European numeral forms: Latin 'quattuor,' Sanskrit 'catvāras,' Old English 'feower.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

τέσσαρες is the masculine and feminine nominative plural form of the numeral 'four,' while the neuter is τέσσαρα. The form derives from older tettares/tettares (τετταρες in Attic), showing dialectal variation between Attic-Ionic (τετταρ-) and Doric (τεσσαρ-) forms, with Koine commonly using τεσσαρ-. In the Septuagint and New Testament, τέσσαρες is used for literal counting (e.g. four corners, four angels, four men). Its basic function as a countable numeral is stable and does not show significant semantic shift across periods. English translations consistently render it as 'four.' As a numeral, it does not carry symbolic connotations except where four itself is symbolically significant within the context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a plural number; four:--four.

Root Family

τεσσαρ- (téssares) — four, count to four

Root τεσσαρ- four, count to four

Word Forms

7 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G5064-03 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM F PL four four four 11
G5064-04 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN M PL four of four four 11
G5064-02 τέσσαρας tessaras DET ACC F PL four four four 7
G5064-06 τέσσαρσιν tessarsin DET DAT F PL four to four at four 4
G5064-07 τέσσερα tessera DET ACC N PL four four four 4
G5064-01 τέσσαρα tessara DET NOM N PL four four four 2
G5064-05 τέσσαρσι tessarsi DET DAT F PL four to four (feminine) four 1

Occurrences in Scripture

40 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G5064-04 Matthew 24:31 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN M PL four of four four
G5064-04 Mark 2:3 τεσσάρων tessaron ADJ.S GEN M PL four of four four
G5064-04 Mark 13:27 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN M PL four of four of four
G5064-04 Luke 2:37 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN N PL four of four four
G5064-02 John 11:17 τέσσαρας tessaras DET ACC F PL four four four
G5064-07 John 19:23 τέσσερα tessera DET ACC N PL four four four
G5064-06 Acts 10:11 τέσσαρσιν tessarsin DET DAT F PL four to four at four
G5064-06 Acts 11:5 τέσσαρσιν tessarsin DET DAT F PL four to four by four
G5064-06 Acts 12:4 τέσσαρσιν tessarsin DET DAT N PL four to four to four
G5064-03 Acts 21:9 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM F PL four four four
G5064-03 Acts 21:23 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM M PL four four four
G5064-02 Acts 27:29 τέσσαρας tessaras DET ACC F PL four four four
G5064-03 Revelation 4:4 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM M PL four four four
G5064-02 Revelation 4:4 τέσσαρας tessaras DET ACC M PL four four four
G5064-01 Revelation 4:6 τέσσαρα tessara DET NOM N PL four four four
G5064-07 Revelation 4:8 τέσσερα tessera DET NOM N PL four four four
G5064-03 Revelation 4:10 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM M PL four four four
G5064-04 Revelation 5:6 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN N PL four of four four
G5064-07 Revelation 5:8 τέσσερα tessera DET NOM N PL four four four
G5064-03 Revelation 5:8 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM M PL four four four
G5064-01 Revelation 5:14 τέσσαρα tessara DET NOM N PL four four four
G5064-04 Revelation 6:1 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN N PL four of four four
G5064-04 Revelation 6:6 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN N PL four of four four
G5064-02 Revelation 7:1 τέσσαρας tessaras DET ACC M PL four four four
G5064-02 Revelation 7:1 τέσσαρας tessaras-2 DET ACC F PL four four four
G5064-02 Revelation 7:1 τέσσαρας tessaras-3 DET ACC M PL four four four
G5064-06 Revelation 7:2 τέσσαρσιν tessarsin DET DAT M PL four to four four
G5064-03 Revelation 7:4 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM F PL and four four four
G5064-04 Revelation 7:11 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN N PL four of four four
G5064-02 Revelation 9:14 τέσσαρας tessaras DET ACC M PL four four four
G5064-03 Revelation 9:15 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM M PL four four four
G5064-03 Revelation 11:16 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM M PL four four four
G5064-03 Revelation 14:1 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM F PL four four four
G5064-04 Revelation 14:3 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN N PL four of four four
G5064-03 Revelation 14:3 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM F PL four four four
G5064-04 Revelation 15:7 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN N PL four of four four
G5064-03 Revelation 19:4 τέσσαρες tessares DET NOM M PL four four four
G5064-07 Revelation 19:4 τέσσερα tessera DET NOM N PL four four four
G5064-05 Revelation 20:8 τέσσαρσι tessarsi DET DAT F PL four to four (feminine) four
G5064-04 Revelation 21:17 τεσσάρων tessaron DET GEN M PL and four of four of four
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