What does ἕκτος · ὥρα mean in the Bible?
ἕκτος · ὥρα is a Greek phrase meaning "sixth hour".
Greek · G1623, G5610
ἕκτην ὥραν
Sixth · an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
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ἕκτοςG1623sixth
Pronunciationhéktos
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Open lexicon entry →ὥραG5610an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationhṓra
Definite point in time carrying theological weight; God's predetermined moment for decisive action or revelation.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἕκτην ὥραν (hekte horan) mean in the Bible?
ἕκτος · ὥρα is a Greek phrase meaning "sixth hour".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1623, G5610?
G1623, G5610 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. sixth hour
Source Gloss
sixth hour
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms14Case patternNominative (7)Number patternSingular (14)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 1:36 · Rev 9:13 · Rev 16:12 · Rev 21:204×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 23:44 · John 4:6 · John 19:143×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:45 · Mark 15:332×
Dative · Singular · MasculineLuke 1:26 · Rev 9:142×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 20:5 · Acts 10:9 · Rev 6:123×
Word Origins
ἕκτην ὥραν is built from this root: