Fourth
τέταρτοςStrong’s G5067tetartos
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tetartos is the Greek word usually translated “fourth” and “four”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fourth” and “four”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fourth 8
- in fourth 1
- four 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 6
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:48And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
- Acts 10:30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
- Revelation 4:7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
- Revelation 6:7And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
- Revelation 6:8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
- Revelation 8:12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Greek dictionary
τέταρτος tetartos · fourth
τέταρτος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for רְבִיעִי ;] fourth: Mat.14:25, Mrk.6:48, Act.10:30, Rev.4:7 6:7-8 8:12 16:8 21:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fourth” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOURTH, adjective
The ordinal of four; the next after the third.
All definitions and other forms of “fourth”
FOURTH, noun
In music, an interval composed of two tones and a semitone. Three full tones compose a triton, or fourth redundant.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.