χιλιάδες
chiliás
thousand
A group or set consisting of one thousand units; a numerical designation signifying the quantity 'one thousand.' In literary and historical contexts, often used for counting people, soldiers, monetary sums, or other discrete items. Can also mean a military division or regiment of one thousand (especially in Hellenistic and Roman contexts), or an indefinite large quantity (rarely, in figurative language).
Revelation 7:8 · Word #10
Lexicon G5505
| Lemma | χιλιάς |
| Transliteration | chiliás |
| Strong's | G5505 |
| Definition | A group or set consisting of one thousand units; a numerical designation signifying the quantity 'one thousand.' In literary and historical contexts, often used for counting people, soldiers, monetary sums, or other discrete items. Can also mean a military division or regiment of one thousand (especially in Hellenistic and Roman contexts), or an indefinite large quantity (rarely, in figurative language). |
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 | thousand |
| Literal | thousands |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | χιλιάς |
| Strong's | G5505 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5505-01
thousands
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NFP); denotes multiple thousand-units functioning as subject or head noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun χιλιάς denotes a unit or grouping of one thousand; in the nominative feminine plural form χιλιάδες, it refers to multiple such thousand-units. "Thousands" preserves both the numerical-root sense and the plural morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
thousands
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is precise in context; refers to number of persons. |