Lexical Definition

‎τρίτος‎ trítos (tree'-tos) third ^G:A
ordinal from ‎τρεῖς‎

third(-ly).

• third
• neuter (as noun) a third part, or (as adverb) a (or the) third time, thirdly

Abbott-Smith

τρίτος, -η, -ον
the third: Mt 22:26, Mk 12:21 15:25, Lk 24:21, Ac 2:15, al.; τῇ τ. ἡμέρᾳ (i.e. the next day but one: Xen., al.; v. Field, Notes, 11 ff.), Mt 16:21, Lk 24:46, al.; substantively, acc. masc., τρίτον, a third (servant), Lk 20:12; neut., τὸ τ., c. gen., the third part of: Re 8:7-12 9:15, 18 12:4. As adv., τὸ τ., the third time: Mk 14:41, Jo 21:17; anarth., τρίτον, a third time, Lk 23:22, Jo 21:14, II Co 12:14 13:1; in enumerations, thirdly, I Co 12:28; ἐκ τ., a third time, Mt 26:44

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

τρίτος [ῐ],

Aeolic dialect τέρτος (see. τέρτα) η, ον, (τρεῖς) third, τοῖσι δ᾽ ἐπὶ τρίτος ἦλθε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τρίτος αὐτός himself the third, i. e. with two others (see. αὐτός [Refs]two drachmae and a half, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare ἡμιτάλαντο; τ. γενέσθαι to be third in a race, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—the third frequently appears as completing the tale, e.g. the third and last libation was offered to Ζεὺς Σωτήρ, Διὸς σωτηρίου σπονδὴ τρίτου κρατῆρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, Κράτος τε καὶ Δίκη σὺν τῷ τρίτῳ.. Ζηνί [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τρίτην ἐπενδίδωμι (i.e. πληγήν) the third and finishing stroke, [Refs]; Ἐρινὺς.. αἷμα πίεται, τρίτην πόσιν, i. e. the blood of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, the first being that of the children of Thyestes, the second that of Agamemnon, [Refs]

__II τρίτη, with or without ἡμέρα, the day after tomorrow, ἐς τρίτην ἡμέραν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἐχθὲς καὶ τ. ἡμέραν yesterday and the day before, [Refs] — διὰ τρίτης two days later, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; but, every other day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with other Nouns omitted, ἡ τ. (i.e. χορδή) the third string in the heptachord, ={ἡ παραμέση}, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —ἡ τ. (i.e. πληγή) the third blow, see above 1:—ἡ τ. (i.e. μερίς) the third part of a coin or weight, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; third of a stater, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III τρίτον as adverb, thirdly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; a third time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρῶτον μὲν.., δεύτερον δὲ.., τ. δὲ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦτο τ. this third time, [LXX+NT+8th c.BC+]in the third place, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but = the third time, [NT+5th c.BC+]:—regular adverb τρίτως in the third degree, [Refs]
__III.2 τρίτον thrice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV τὸ τ. μέρος [LXX+5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῷ τ. at the third signal, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V τρίτα, τά,
__V.1 (i.e. ἱερά) a sacrifice offered the third day after the funeral, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.2 τὰ τρίτα λέγειν τινί play the third part (like τριταγωνιστεῖν τινι), [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__V.3 πρῶτα δραμεῖν καὶ δεύτερα καὶ τ. win.. third place in the race, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit trlīyas, Latin terlius, etc.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.22.32 ☩ John.21.14 ☩ Matt.26.44 ☩ LXX.Num.15.6}