Three times
τρίςStrong’s G5151tris
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tris is the Greek word usually translated “three times”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.”
Meaning
Usually translated “three times”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- three times 12
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- Acts 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- John 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
- Mark 14:30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- Mark 14:72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
- Luke 22:34And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
- Luke 22:61And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- John 13:38Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
Greek dictionary
τρίς tris · three times
τρίς (τρεῖς), adv., thrice: Mat.26:34, 75, Mrk.14:30, 72 Luk.22:34, 61 Jhn.13:38, 2Co.11:25 12:8; ἐπὶ τ., Act.10:16 11:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.