The meaning of “τριάκοντα”
Understanding triákonta reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the decade of τρεῖς thirty.
τριάκοντα
the decade of τρεῖς thirty.
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 26:15 | “And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.” Word: τριάκοντα (triákonta) | |
| Mark 4:20 | “And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.” Word: τριάκοντα (triákonta) | |
| Luke 3:23 | “And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,” Word: τριάκοντα (triákonta) | |
| John 6:19 | “So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.” Word: τριάκοντα (triákonta) | |
| Galatians 3:17 | “And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.” Word: τριάκοντα (triákonta) |