What does δαιμόνιον · ἑπτά mean in the Bible?
δαιμόνιον · ἑπτά is a Greek phrase meaning "seven demons".
Greek · G1140, G2033
δαιμόνια ἑπτά
A dæmonic being; by extension a deity · seven
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δαιμόνιον G1140 a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Pronunciation daimónion
In NT, consistently denotes evil spirits that possess and afflict people, not neutral divine powers
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ἑπτά G2033 seven
Pronunciation heptá
Literal numeral seven; in NT often carries symbolic theological weight signifying completeness or perfection.
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What does δαιμόνια ἑπτά (daimonia hepta) mean in the Bible?
δαιμόνιον · ἑπτά is a Greek phrase meaning "seven demons".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1140, G2033?
G1140, G2033 is connected to 63 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. seven demons
Source Gloss
seven demons
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 63 Case pattern Accusative (34) Number pattern Plural (44)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 4:41 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 8:33 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 8:38 · Luke 10:17 · Jas 2:19 8×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 17:18 · Mark 7:29 · Luke 4:35 · Luke 9:42 · John 10:21 5×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 9:34 · Matt 12:24 · Mark 3:22 · Luke 11:15 · Acts 17:18 · 1 Cor 10:20 · 1 Cor 10:21 · 1 Tim 4:1 · Rev 16:14 · Rev 18:2 11×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:33 · Luke 4:33 · Luke 8:29 · Luke 11:14 4×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 10:20 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:22 · Matt 9:34 · Matt 10:8 · Matt 12:24 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 12:28 · Mark 1:34 · Mark 1:39 · Mark 3:15 · Mark 3:22 · Mark 6:13 · Mark 9:38 · Mark 16:9 · Mark 16:17 · Luke 8:27 · Luke 9:1 24×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 11:18 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 7:30 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 11:14 · John 7:20 · John 8:48 · John 8:49 · John 8:52 · John 10:20 10×
Word Origins
δαιμόνια ἑπτά is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain