What does ἑπτάκις · ἡμέρα mean in the Bible?
ἑπτάκις · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "seven times in the day".
Greek · G2034, G2250
ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας
Seven times · day
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ἑπτάκις G2034 seven times
Pronunciation heptákis
Multiplicative adverb emphasizing repeated forgiveness; Jesus uses it to stress unlimited, generous reconciliation
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ἡμέρα G2250 day
Pronunciation hēméra
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What does ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας (heptakis tēs hēmeras) mean in the Bible?
ἑπτάκις · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "seven times in the day".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2034, G2250?
G2034, G2250 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. seven times in the day
Source Gloss
seven times in the day
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 4
Matt 18:21 · Matt 18:22 · Luke 17:4 4×
Word Origins
ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας 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