Thousand
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
"a thousand," occurs in 2—Peter 3:8; Revelation 11:3; 12:6; 14:20; 20:2-7 .
"one thousand," is always used in the plural, chiliades, but translated in the sing. everywhere, except in the phrase "thousands of thousands," Revelation 5:11 .
Mark 5:13 Acts 2:41 Matthew 15:38 16:10 Mark 8:9,20 Acts 21:38 Matthew 14:21 16:9 Mark 6:44 18:19 Luke 9:14 John 6:10 Romans 11:4 Luke 12:1 Acts 21:20 Acts 19:19 Jude 1:14 Revelation 5:11 Revelation 9:16Innumerable. 1—Corinthians 4:15 14:19 Matthew 18:24
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) Hence, indefinitely, a great number.
(2): ( n.) The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects.
(3): ( n.) A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI/.
(4): ( a.) Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.
(5): ( a.) Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely.
King James Dictionary [3]
THOU'SAND, a. s as z.
1. Denoting the number of ten hundred. 2. Proverbially, denoting a great number indefinitely. It is a thousand chances to one that you succeed.
THOU'SAND, n. The number of ten hundred.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. Psalms 91
Thousand is sometimes used plurally without the plural termination, as in the passage above, ten thousand but it often takes the plural termination. In former times, how many thousands perished by famine!
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
Thousand . See Army, 2 ; Number. 5 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
thou´zand ( אלף , 'eleph ; χίλιοι , chı́lioi ). See Number .
