μυριάςmyriás
ten thousand, a myriad: plural, Acts 19:19, Revelation 5:11, Revelation 9:16; hyperb., of vast numbers, Luke 12:1, Acts 21:20, Hebrews 12:22, Jude 1:14.
Greek (New Testament) · G3461
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Luke 12:1 Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.
- Acts 19:19 A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.
- Acts 21:20 After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.
- Hebrews 12:22 No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering.
- Jude 1:14 Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones
- Revelation 5:11 Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.