τετρᾰ-πλόος G5073
fourfold, quadruple; four times the amount
This adjective means fourfold or quadruple. In Luke 19:8, Zacchaeus vows to Jesus: 'If I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.' The promise exceeds legal requirements (which typically demanded doubling), demonstrating extravagant repentance. Classical usage described fourfold quantity or proportion. The consistent cross-linguistic rendering ('fourfold,' 'cuádruple,' 'quadruple') preserves the precise mathematical proportion. This is generous restitution, evidence of transformed heart producing transformed economics.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found in Luke 19:8 in Zacchaeus' repentance pledge: 'if I have defrauded anyone, I restore fourfold.' The quadruple restitution goes beyond legal minimums (Exod 22:1 required fourfold only for stolen sheep), showing the tax collector's radical generosity born from encounter with Jesus. Cross-linguistic evidence uniformly renders the four-times multiplication, confirming this as extravagant repayment demonstrating genuine conversion. 1×
AR["أَربَعَةَ-أَضعافٍ"]·ben["চারগুণ"]·DE["τετραπλοῦν"]·EN["fourfold"]·FR["quadruple"]·heb["אַרְבָּעָה-פְעָמִים"]·HI["चौगुना"]·ID["empat-kali-lipat"]·IT["tetraploun"]·jav["kaping-sekawan."]·KO["네-배로"]·PT["quatro-vezes-mais"]·RU["вчетверо"]·ES["cuádruple"]·SW["mara-nne"]·TR["dört-kat"]·urd["چوگنا"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
τετρᾰ-πλόος, η, ον, contraction τετρᾰ-πλοῦς, ῆ, οῦν, fourfold, Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸ τ., ={τετραμοιρία}, NT+5th c.BC+. adverb -πλῶςLXX