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GreekG2250Noun (Feminine)

ἡμέρα

hēmera

369Occurrences
G2250Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)

feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
day
1.as distinct from night
2.Of a civil day of 24 hours, incl. night
3.In Messianic sense, of the last day
4.As in Heb. (also in Gk. writers; Bl, §46, 9; M, Pr., 81), of time in general
LXX: chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἡμέρα appears 369 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
90
Luke
78
Matthew
42
John
30
Mark
26
Revelation
21
Hebrews
18
2 Peter
10

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:8BSB

He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 2:20BSB

The sun will be turned to darkness,and the moon to blood,before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

Hebrews 3:13BSB

But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

Luke 19:42BSB

and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

Matthew 24:42BSB

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.