What does ἕξ · ἡμέρα mean in the Bible?
ἕξ · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "six days".
Greek · G1803, G2250
ἓξ ἡμέραι
Six · day
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ἕξ G1803 six
Pronunciation héx
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ἡμέρα G2250 day
Pronunciation hēméra
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What does ἓξ ἡμέραι (hex hēmerai) mean in the Bible?
ἕξ · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "six days".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1803, G2250?
G1803, G2250 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. six days
Source Gloss
six days
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 6 Aligned forms 13 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Plural (13)
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Luke 13:14 · John 2:6 · Acts 27:37 3×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 11:12 · Rev 13:18 2×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine John 12:1 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter John 2:20 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 17:1 · Mark 9:2 · Rev 4:8 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 4:25 · Acts 18:11 · Jas 5:17 3×
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