What does ἑπτά (heptá) mean in the Bible?
ἑπτά (heptá): Literal numeral seven; in NT often carries symbolic theological weight signifying completeness or perfection.
Greek · G2033
ἑπτά
Seven
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ἑπτάG2033
Pronunciationheptá
What does ἑπτά (heptá) mean in the Bible?
ἑπτά (heptá): Literal numeral seven; in NT often carries symbolic theological weight signifying completeness or perfection.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2033?
The BSB source-word alignment has 88 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include seven (81), . . . (1), [the] seven (1), [the] week (1), for seven (1).
Where does ἑπτά (heptá) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:45. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (55), Mark (9), Matthew (9), Acts (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itseven81×Matthew 12:45, Matthew 15:34, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 15:37
. . .1×Matthew 18:22
[the] seven1×Revelation 1:20
[the] week1×Acts 28:14
for seven1×Luke 2:36
seven [loaves]1×Mark 8:20
seventh1×Matthew 22:26
with seven1×Revelation 5:1
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Matthew 12:45ἑπτὰtosevenAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMatthew 15:34ἙπτάtoSevenAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralMatthew 15:36ἑπτὰtosevenAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralMatthew 15:37ἑπτὰtosevenAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralMatthew 16:10ἑπτὰtosevenAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralMatthew 18:22ἑπτάto. . .Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 22:25ἑπτὰtosevenAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralMatthew 22:26ἑπτάtoseventhAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralMatthew 22:28ἑπτὰtosevenAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralMark 8:5ἙπτάtoSevenAdjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 12:45
Aligned rows88
Books represented6
Matthew9Mark9Luke6Acts8Hebrews1Revelation55
Source forms
ἑπτὰ72xheptaMatthew 12:45, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 15:37, Matthew 16:10
ἑπτά13xheptaMatthew 18:22, Matthew 22:26, Luke 11:26, Acts 20:6
Ἑπτά3xHeptaMatthew 15:34, Mark 8:5, Mark 8:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural21xMatthew 15:37, Mark 8:8, Mark 8:20, Acts 20:6
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural13xMatthew 15:34, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:5
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural12xMatthew 22:25, Mark 12:20, Mark 12:22, Mark 12:23
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural11xActs 21:27, Revelation 1:20, Revelation 4:5, Revelation 8:2
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural8xMatthew 12:45, Mark 16:9, Luke 2:36, Luke 11:26
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural8xMatthew 22:26, Matthew 22:28, Acts 21:8, Revelation 1:20
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural4xRevelation 1:20, Revelation 2:1, Revelation 6:1, Revelation 21:9
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural4xLuke 8:2, Revelation 4:5, Revelation 5:6, Revelation 17:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literal numeral seven; in NT often carries symbolic theological weight signifying completeness or perfection.
Strong'sG2033
Lexical occurrences88 versesGreek text appearances87 times16 shown belowWord forms10 forms88 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
seven
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Literal numeral seven; in NT often carries symbolic theological weight signifying completeness or perfection.
indecl., seven: Mat.12:45 18:22 (cf. ἑβδομηκοντάκις), Mrk.8:5, al.; οἱ ἐ, Act.21:8
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 87 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:45Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMatthew 15:34Numeral
Ἑπτά,epta
seven
Read verseMatthew 15:36Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMatthew 15:37Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMatthew 16:10Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMatthew 18:22Numeral
ἑπτά.epta
seven
Read verseMatthew 22:25Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMatthew 22:26Numeral
ἑπτά.epta
seven
Read verseMatthew 22:28Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMark 8:5Numeral
Ἑπτά.epta
seven
Read verseMark 8:6Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMark 8:8Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMark 8:20Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMark 8:20Numeral
Ἑπτά.epta
seven
Read verseMark 12:20Numeral
ἑπτὰepta
seven
Read verseMark 12:22Numeral
ἑπτά,epta
seven
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms88Case patternAccusative (34)Number patternPlural (80)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 22:25 · Mark 12:20 · Mark 12:22 · Mark 12:23 · Luke 20:29 · Luke 20:31 · Luke 20:33 · Acts 19:14 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 8:6 · Rev 15:6 · Rev 17:912×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 21:27 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 8:2 · Rev 10:3 · Rev 10:4 · Rev 11:13 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 17:911×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterLuke 8:2 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 17:94×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 22:26 · Matt 22:28 · Acts 21:8 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 17:11 · Rev 21:98×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineRev 1:20 · Rev 2:1 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 21:94×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 18:22 · Rev 1:42×
Dative · Plural · FeminineRev 1:4 · Rev 1:11 · Rev 5:13×
Dative · Plural · MasculineRev 15:7 · Rev 16:12×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 15:37 · Mark 8:8 · Mark 8:20 · Acts 20:6 · Acts 21:4 · Acts 28:14 · Heb 11:30 · Rev 1:12 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 5:5 · Rev 8:6 · Rev 12:3 · Rev 13:1 · Rev 15:1 · Rev 15:6 · Rev 15:721×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:34 · Matt 15:36 · Matt 16:10 · Mark 8:5 · Mark 8:6 · Mark 8:20 · Acts 6:3 · Rev 1:16 · Rev 2:1 · Rev 3:1 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 8:2 · Rev 15:113×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Mark 8:1–10ἑπτάheptá
seven
Showing 1 selected witness from 88 lexical occurrence verses.
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