Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
thousand
Usage: χιλιάς, -άδος, ἡ (χίλιοι), [in LXX for אֶלֶף ;] the number one thousand, a thousand: Luk.14:31, Act.4:4, 1Co.10:8, Rev.5:11 7:4-8 11:13 14:1, 3 21:16.† (AS)
Chilias means “thousand” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5505 — cachar (“mart”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5505 χιλιάς (chilias) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. chilias (khil-ee-as') n. 1. one thousand ("chiliad") [from G5507] It has 273 linked Bible usages across 28 books. Visible English usage signals include thousand, hundred, men, israel, and numbering. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.
chilias (khil-ee-as') n. 1. one thousand ("chiliad") [from G5507] KJV: thousand Root(s): G5507
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thousand
Usage: χιλιάς, -άδος, ἡ (χίλιοι), [in LXX for אֶלֶף ;] the number one thousand, a thousand: Luk.14:31, Act.4:4, 1Co.10:8, Rev.5:11 7:4-8 11:13 14:1, 3 21:16.† (AS)
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Strong's G5505 (χιλιάς) appears 313 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
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13 indexed usages in New Testament.
237 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the cities of their enemies.
And the children of Israel departed from Rameses to Succoth, to the full number of six hundred thousand footmen, even men, besides the baggage.
and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands of them, and on them that keep my commandments.
21 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.
First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5505.
And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the cities of their enemies.
And the children of Israel departed from Rameses to Succoth, to the full number of six hundred thousand footmen, even men, besides the baggage.
and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands of them, and on them that keep my commandments.
and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Reuben, was forty-six thousand and four hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Simeon, was fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Judah, was seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Issachar, was fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Zebulun, was fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Ephraim, was forty thousand and five hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Manasseh, was thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Benjamin, was thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Gad, was forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Dan, was sixty and two thousand and seven hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Asher, was forty and one thousand and five hundred.
the numbering of them of the tribe of Naphtali, was fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
His forces that were numbered, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
His forces that were numbered, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
His forces that were numbered, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred: they shall move first with their forces.
His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.
His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
His forces that were numbered, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty: they with their forces shall proceed in the second place.
His forces that were numbered, are forty thousand and five hundred.
His forces that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim, were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred: they with their forces shall set out third.
His forces that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
His forces that were numbered, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
His forces that were numbered were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
All that were numbered of the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred: they shall set out last according to their order.
This is the numbering of the children of Israel according to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the camps with their forces, was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upward, were two and twenty thousand.
And all the male firstborn in number by name, from a month old and upward, were according to their numbering twenty-two thousand and two hundred and seventy-three.
And in the resting he said, Turn again, O Lord, the thousands and tens of thousands in Israel.
And Moses said, The people among whom I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou saidst, I will give them flesh to eat, and they shall eat a whole month.
And they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those that died on account of Korah.
And those that died in the plague were four and twenty thousand.
These are the families of Reuben; and their numbering was forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
These are the families of Simeon according to their numbering, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.
These are the families of Judah according to their numbering, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.
These are the families of Issachar according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.
These are the families of Zebulun according to their numbering, sixty thousand and five hundred.
These are the families of the children of Gad according to their numbering, forty-four thousand and five hundred.
These are the families of Asher according to their numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.
These are the families of Manasseh according to their numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.
These are the families of Ephraim according to their numbering, thirty-two thousand and five hundred: these are the families of the children of Joseph according to their families.
These are the sons of Benjamin by their families according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five hundred.
All the families of Shuham according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.
These are the families of Naphtali, according to their numbering, forty thousand and three hundred.
This is the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
And there were according to their numbering, twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because they have no inheritance in the midst of the children of Israel.
And they numbered of the thousands of Israel a thousand of each tribe, twelve thousands; these were armed for war.
And that which remained of the spoil which the warriors took, was—of the sheep, six hundred and seventy-five thousand:
and oxen, seventy-two thousand:
and asses, sixty-one thousand.
And persons of women who had not known lying with man, all the souls, thirty-two thousand.
And the half, even the portion of them that went out to war, from the number of the sheep, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred.
And the oxen, six and thirty thousand, and the tribute to the Lord, seventy-two.
And asses, thirty thousand and five hundred, and the tribute to the Lord, sixty-one:
and the persons, sixteen thousand, and the tribute of them to the Lord, thirty-two souls.
And the half taken from the sheep, belonging to the congregation, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred.
And the oxen, thirty-six thousand;
asses, thirty thousand and five hundred;
and persons, sixteen thousand.
And all the wrought gold, even the offering that they offered to the Lord, was sixteen thousand and seven hundred and fifty shekels from the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds.
and doing mercifully to thousands of them that love me, and that keep my commandments.
His beauty is as the firstling of his bull, His horns are the horns of a unicorn; With them he shall thrust the nations at once, even from the end of the earth: These are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And these are the thousands of Manasseh.
And Joshua and all the men of war rose to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men, and he sent them away by night.
And they that fell in that day, men and women, were twelve thousand: they slew all the inhabitants of Ai.
And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hands, and they smote them in Bezek to the number of ten thousand men.
And they smote Moab on that day about ten thousand men, every lusty person and every mighty man; and not a man escaped.
And Deborah sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and she said to him, Has not the Lord God of Israel commanded thee? and thou shalt depart to Mount Tabor, and shalt take with thyself ten thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zebulun.
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali out of Kedesh, and there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.
And Deborah said to Barak, Rise up, for this is the day on which the Lord has delivered Sisera into thy hand, for the Lord shall go forth before thee: and Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
They chose new gods; Then the cities of rulers fought; There was not a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel.
And Gideon said to him, Be gracious with me, my Lord: whereby shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is weakened in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
And now speak in the ears of the people, saying, Who is afraid and fearful? let him turn and depart from Mount Gilead: and there returned of the people twenty-two thousand, and ten thousand were left.
And Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their host was with them, about fifteen thousand, all that were left of all the host of the aliens; and they that fell were a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew the sword.
Then they said to him, Say now Stachys; and he did not rightly pronounce it so: and they took him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim two and forty thousand.
And all the tribes of Israel stood before the Lord in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
And the children of Benjamin from their cities were numbered in that day, twenty-three thousand, every man drawing a sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men of all the people, able to use both hands alike;
And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.
And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gibeah, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground.
And the children of Benjamin went forth to meet them from Gibeah on the second day, and destroyed of the children of Israel yet further eighteen thousand men down to the ground: all these drew sword.
And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel; and the fight was severe; and they knew not that evil was coming upon them.
And the Lord smote Benjamin before the children of Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin in that day a hundred and twenty-five thousand men: all these drew sword.
And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these were men of might.
And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might.
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the strongest, and they charged them, saying, Go ye and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword.
And the Philistines prepare to fight with Israel, and the battle was turned against them; and the men of Israel fell before the Philistines, and there were smitten in the battle in the field four thousand men.
And they fought with them; and the men of Israel fall, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter; and there fell of Israel thirty thousand fighting men.
And the sons of Jechonias were not pleased with the men of Beth-shemesh, because they saw the ark of the Lord; and the Lord smote among them seventy men, and fifty thousand men: and the people mourned, because the Lord had inflicted on the people a very great plague.
And he reviews them at Bezek in Bama, every man of Israel six hundred thousand, and the men of Judah seventy thousand.
And Saul chooses for himself three thousand men of the men of Israel: and there were with Saul two thousand who were in Michmash, and in Mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and he sent the rest of the people every man to his tent.
And the Philistines gather together to war with Israel; and then come up against Israel thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand by the seashore for multitude: and they come up, and encamp in Michmash, opposite Beth-aven southward.
And the battle extended itself to every city in the Mount Ephraim.
And Saul summoned the people, and he numbered them in Gilgal, four hundred thousand regular troops, and Judah thirty thousand regular troops.
And he had a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armor; and the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
And the women began the strain, and said, Saul has smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
And it seemed evil in the eyes of Saul concerning this matter, and he said, To David they have given ten thousands, and to me they have given thousands.
And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the song to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands?
Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.
And he took with him three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of Saddaeem.
And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him went three thousand men chosen out of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
And the lords of the Philistines went on by hundreds and thousands, and David and his men went on in the rear with Achish.
Is not this David whom they celebrated in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands?
And David again gathered all the young men of Israel, about seventy thousand.
And David took a thousand of his chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all his chariot horses, and he reserved to himself a hundred chariots.
And Syria of Damascus comes to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smote twenty-two thousand men belonging to the Syrian.
And David made himself a name: and when he returned he smote Edom in Gebelem to the number of eighteen thousand.
And the children of Ammon saw that the people of David were ashamed; and the children of Ammon sent, and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Rehob, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Amalek with a thousand men, and Tob with twelve thousand men.
And Syria fled from before Israel, and David destroyed of Syria seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and he smote Shobach the captain of his host, and he died there.
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out for myself twelve thousand men, and I will arise and follow after David this night:
And they said, Thou shalt not go out: for if we should indeed flee, they will not care for us; and if half of us should die, they will not mind us; for thou art as ten thousand of us: and now it is well that thou shalt be to us an aid to help us in the city.
And the king said to them, Whatsoever shall seem good in your eyes I will do. And the king stood by the side of the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
And the people of Israel fell down there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter in that day, even twenty thousand men.
And Joab gave in the number of the census of the people to the king: and Israel consisted of eight hundred thousand men of might that drew sword; and the men of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.
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Chilias (Strong's G5505) is a Greek word most simply glossed "thousand". chilias (khil-ee-as') n. 1. one thousand ("chiliad") [from G5507]
This page currently indexes 273 linked usages for Strong's G5505 across 28 books.
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The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thousand, hundred, men, israel, numbering, and four. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 237 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 21 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5505, with linked reader references where each row is available.