What does ἑπτάκις (heptákis) mean in the Bible?
ἑπτάκις (heptákis): Multiplicative adverb emphasizing repeated forgiveness; Jesus uses it to stress unlimited, generous reconciliation
Greek · G2034
ἑπτάκις
Seven times
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ἑπτάκις G2034
Pronunciation heptákis
What does ἑπτάκις (heptákis) mean in the Bible?
ἑπτάκις (heptákis): Multiplicative adverb emphasizing repeated forgiveness; Jesus uses it to stress unlimited, generous reconciliation
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2034?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include seven times (4).
Where does ἑπτάκις (heptákis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2).
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 times 4× Matthew 18:21, Matthew 18:22, Luke 17:4
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 18:21
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Luke 2
Source forms
ἑπτάκις 4x heptakis Matthew 18:21, Matthew 18:22, Luke 17:4
Parsing patterns
Adverb 4x Matthew 18:21, Matthew 18:22, Luke 17:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Multiplicative adverb emphasizing repeated forgiveness; Jesus uses it to stress unlimited, generous reconciliation
Strong's G2034
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 1 form 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 17:1-10 Source Gloss
seven times
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Multiplicative adverb emphasizing repeated forgiveness; Jesus uses it to stress unlimited, generous reconciliation
adv., seven times: Mat.18:21-22, Luk.17:4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:21 Adverb
ἑπτάκις; eptakiv
seven times
Read verse Matthew 18:22 Adverb
ἑπτάκις, eptakiv
seven times
Read verse Luke 17:4 Adverb
ἑπτάκις eptakiv
seven times
Read verse Luke 17:4 Adverb
ἑπτάκις eptakiv
seven times
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 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
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 18:21 · Matt 18:22 · Luke 17:4 4×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Jesus instructs about forgiving a brother who repents seven times in one day
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἑπτάκις is built from this root:
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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