chilioi · thousand

What it means

chilioi (χίλιοι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “thousand”.

A thousand.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The number one thousand.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Peter×2
• Revelation×9

• 2 Peter 3:8

  But do not let this one thing escape you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

• Revelation 11:3

  And I will grant to my two witnesses that they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

• Revelation 12:6

  And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared by God, so that there they may nourish her for one thousand two hundred sixty days.

• Revelation 14:20

  And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the bridles of the horses, for one thousand six hundred stadia.

• Revelation 20:2

  And he seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

• Revelation 20:3

  and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed. After these things he must be released for a short time.

• Revelation 20:4

  And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand. And they came to life and reigned with the Messiah for a thousand years.

• Revelation 20:5

  The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.

• Revelation 20:6

  Happy and holy is the one who has a share in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

• Revelation 20:7

  And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison

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