Greek word · G5067
τέταρτος
tetartos
fourth
Appears 10 times in 9 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
τέταρτος, -η, -ον
[in LXX chiefly for רְבִיעִי ;]
fourth: Matthew 14:25, Mark 6:48, Acts 10:30, Revelation 4:7 6:7-8 8:12 16:8 21:19.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
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Where it appears
Matthew · 1
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Matthew 14:25 τετάρτῃ In [the] fourth
During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
Here: The last of the four night watches, roughly 3 a.m. to first light. Matthew puts the word first for emphasis: the disciples have been fighting the wind almost the whole night.
Mark · 1
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Mark 6:48 τετάρτην [the] fourth
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
Acts · 1
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Acts 10:30 τετάρτης four
Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
Here: 'Fourth' is counted inclusively, with today as one of the days. The vision fell on day 1 and this speech on day 4, which is three days earlier by our way of counting.
Revelation · 7
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Revelation 4:7 τέταρτον fourth
The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
Here: Fourth in the order described. That makes four, the number Revelation links with the whole created world: four corners of the earth, four winds (7:1).
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Revelation 6:7 τετάρτην, τετάρτου fourth,, fourth
And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
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Revelation 6:8 τέταρτον fourth
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
Here: 'The fourth part'. It is a limit: a quarter, not all. In the trumpets that follow it rises to 'a third' (8:7–12), and in the bowls the judgments become complete.
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Revelation 8:12 τέταρτος fourth
Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
Here: The last of the first four trumpets. These four hit the natural world, and the final three are set apart as 'woes' (8:13).
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Revelation 16:8 τέταρτος fourth
Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.
Here: The fourth of seven. In the critical text 'angel' is left unsaid and understood from 16:1. The fourth position matches the fourth trumpet (8:12), which also struck the sun.
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Revelation 21:19 τέταρτος fourth
The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
Here: The fourth foundation.
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