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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ἑπτά G2033
Pronunciation heptá
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 It seven 81× Matthew 12:45, Matthew 15:34, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 15:37
. . . 1× Matthew 18:22
[the] seven 1× Revelation 1:20
[the] week 1× Acts 28:14
for seven 1× Luke 2:36
seven [loaves] 1× Mark 8:20
seventh 1× Matthew 22:26
with seven 1× Revelation 5:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:45 ἑπτὰ to seven Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Matthew 15:34 Ἑπτά to Seven Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 15:36 ἑπτὰ to seven Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 15:37 ἑπτὰ to seven Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 16:10 ἑπτὰ to seven Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 18:22 ἑπτά to . . . Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Matthew 22:25 ἑπτὰ to seven Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 22:26 ἑπτά to seventh Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 22:28 ἑπτὰ to seven Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Mark 8:5 Ἑπτά to Seven Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:45
Aligned rows 88
Books represented 6
Matthew 9 Mark 9 Luke 6 Acts 8 Hebrews 1 Revelation 55
Source forms
ἑπτὰ 72x hepta Matthew 12:45, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 15:37, Matthew 16:10
ἑπτά 13x hepta Matthew 18:22, Matthew 22:26, Luke 11:26, Acts 20:6
Ἑπτά 3x Hepta Matthew 15:34, Mark 8:5, Mark 8:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural 21x Matthew 15:37, Mark 8:8, Mark 8:20, Acts 20:6
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 13x Matthew 15:34, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:5
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 12x Matthew 22:25, Mark 12:20, Mark 12:22, Mark 12:23
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural 11x Acts 21:27, Revelation 1:20, Revelation 4:5, Revelation 8:2
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 8x Matthew 12:45, Mark 16:9, Luke 2:36, Luke 11:26
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 8x Matthew 22:26, Matthew 22:28, Acts 21:8, Revelation 1:20
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural 4x Revelation 1:20, Revelation 2:1, Revelation 6:1, Revelation 21:9
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural 4x Luke 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's G2033
Lexical occurrences 88 verses Greek text appearances 87 times 16 shown below Word forms 10 forms 88 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
seven
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 12:45 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 15:34 Numeral
Ἑπτά, epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 15:36 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 15:37 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 16:10 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 18:22 Numeral
ἑπτά. epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 22:25 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 22:26 Numeral
ἑπτά. epta
seven
Read verse Matthew 22:28 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Mark 8:5 Numeral
Ἑπτά. epta
seven
Read verse Mark 8:6 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Mark 8:8 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Mark 8:20 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Mark 8:20 Numeral
Ἑπτά. epta
seven
Read verse Mark 12:20 Numeral
ἑπτὰ epta
seven
Read verse Mark 12:22 Numeral
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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 88 Case pattern Accusative (34) Number pattern Plural (80)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 17:9 12×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 21:27 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 8:2 · Rev 10:3 · Rev 10:4 · Rev 11:13 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 17:9 11×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 8:2 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 17:9 4×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:26 · Matt 22:28 · Acts 21:8 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 17:11 · Rev 21:9 8×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rev 1:20 · Rev 2:1 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 21:9 4×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 18:22 · Rev 1:4 2×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Rev 1:4 · Rev 1:11 · Rev 5:1 3×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rev 15:7 · Rev 16:1 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 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 15:7 21×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 15:1 13×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Mark 8:1–10 ἑπτά heptá
seven
Showing 1 selected witness from 88 lexical occurrence verses.
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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