tetrakischilioi denotes a group numbered at four thousand, whether people, men, or a recalled crowd.

The term marks a group numbered at four thousand: the crowd associated with seven loaves and baskets in the Gospel verses, and four thousand men led into a deserted place in Acts 21:38.

1. A group numbered at four thousand · dominant

   In Mark 8:9 and Matthew 15:38, the nominative plural form occurs in statements counting those present after eating; the APB renders “about four thousand people” and “four thousand men.” The accusative and genitive plural forms likewise identify the four-thousand group in the seven-loaves recollections of Mark 8:20 and Matthew 16:10, while Acts 21:38 describes four thousand men led out into the deserted place.

   Mark 8:9Matthew 15:38Mark 8:20Matthew 16:10Acts 21:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the number explicitly as “four thousand,” variously with “people” or “men,” and in the Gospel recollections links the group with seven loaves and baskets. Those accompanying nouns reflect the verse-level rendering rather than a separate lexical distinction.