Third, Thirdly
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G5154,
tritos ]
is used
(a) as a noun, e.g.,
Luke 20:12,
Luke 20:31; in
Revelation 8:7-
Revelation 8:12;
Revelation 9:15,
Revelation 9:18, the third part," lit., "the third;"
(b) as an adverb, with the article, "the third time," e.g.,
Mark 14:41;
John 21:17 (twice); without the article, lit., "a third time," e.g.,
John 21:14;
2 Corinthians 12:14;
2 Corinthians 13:1; in enumerations, in
Matthew 26:44, with ek, "from," lit., "from the third time" (the ek indicates the point of departure, especially in a succession of events, cp.
John 9:24;
2 Peter 2:8); absolutely, in the accusative neuter, in
1 Corinthians 12:28, "thirdly;"
(c) as an adjective (its primary use), e.g., in the phrase "the third heaven,"
2 Corinthians 12:2 [cp. HEAVEN, A, No. 1
(c), PARADISE]; in the phrase "the third hour,"
Matthew 20:3;
Mark 15:25;
Acts 2:15 ("... of the day");
Acts 23:23 ("... of the night"); in a phrase with hemera, "a day," "on the third day" (i.e., "the next day but one"), e.g.,
Matthew 16:21;
Luke 24:46;
Acts 10:40; in this connection the idiom "three days and three nights,"
Matthew 12:40, is explained by ref. to
1 Samuel 30:12-13, and
Esther 4:16;
Esther 5:1; in
Mark 9:31;
Mark 10:34, the RV, "after three days," follows the texts which have this phrase, the AV, "the third day," those which have the same phrase as in
Matthew 16:21, etc.
Note: For "third story,"
Acts 20:9, RV, See
STORY.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words