σάββατον
sabbaton
“Sabbath”
Definition
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
of Hebrew origin (H07676);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
σάββατον appears 62 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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