τρεῖς

treis

three

a primary (plural) number; "three":--three.

G5140

Luke 2:46 · Word #5

Lexicon G5140

Lemmaτρεῖς
Transliterationtreîs
Strong'sG5140
In-contextthree
Literalthree

Morphology DET ACC F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaτρεῖς
Strong'sG5140

SIBI-P1 G5140-01

three (feminine plural)

Rootτρεῖς (treis)
Core Meaningsthree, triad, a group of three
Semantic RangeThe number three; a set or group of three persons or things; symbolically a triad or complete grouping in certain contexts.
Conceptual SignificanceThe number three often carries symbolic weight in biblical literature, signifying completeness, confirmation, or divine fullness (e.g., three witnesses, three days, triadic patterns), while also functioning in ordinary numerical description.
Morphological NotesEnumeral (cardinal number); feminine plural, occurring in nominative or accusative case (AFP/NFP). As a primary number, it agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies.
Rendering RationaleThe form τρεῖς is a feminine plural form of the cardinal number "three," functioning in nominative or accusative case. Rendering it as "three (feminine plural)" preserves both the numerical core meaning and the grammatical agreement with feminine plural nouns indicated by the morphology (AFP/NFP).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root τρεῖς (three, triad, a group of three)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5140-02 tria three things
G5140-03 trion of three
G5140-04 trisin to/for three (dative plural)

Word Usage (69 occurrences of G5140)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 12:40 τρεῖς treis
Matthew 12:40 τρεῖς treis-2
Matthew 12:40 τρεῖς treis-3