Original Word: μυρίος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: murios
Pronunciation: MOO-ree-os
Phonetic Spelling: (moo'-ree-oi)
Definition: Ten thousand, countless, innumerable
Meaning: ten thousand; also used for a very large number, innumerable.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word μυρία (muría), meaning "ten thousand."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is רִבּוֹ (ribbô), Strong's Hebrew 7239, which also means "ten thousand" or "myriad."

Usage: The Greek word "μυρίος" (murios) is used to denote a large, indefinite number, often translated as "ten thousand" or "countless." In the context of the New Testament, it is used to express vast quantities or multitudes, emphasizing the idea of an innumerable or immeasurable amount.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the term "μυρίος" was often used to describe the largest conceivable number, similar to how "a million" might be used in modern English. It was a hyperbolic expression to convey the idea of an overwhelming or incalculable quantity. In the context of the New Testament, this term would have been understood by contemporary audiences as a way to express the vastness or greatness of something, often in a metaphorical or symbolic sense.

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
countless, pl. ten thousand
NASB Translation
countless (1), ten thousand (2).

STRONGS NT 3463: μυρίος

μυρίος, μύρια, μυριον (from Homer down);

1. innumerable, countless (A. V. ten thousand): 1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 14:19.

2. with the accent drawn back (cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprchl. § 70 Anm. 15, vol. 1:278; Passow, under the word at the end; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, III.)), μύριοι, μύριαι, μύρια, ten thousand: Matthew 18:24.

ten thousand.

Plural of an apparently primary word (properly, meaning very many); ten thousand; by extension, innumerably many -- ten thousand.

μύρια μύριαι μυρίοις μυριοπλάσιον μυριους μυρίους μυριων μυρίων μύρμηκα μύρμηκες μυρμηκιώντα μυρμηκολέων murion muriōn murious myrion myriōn myríon myríōn myrious myríousInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts