What does ἡμέρα · ὥρα mean in the Bible?
ἡμέρα · ὥρα is a Greek phrase meaning "day or hour".
Greek · G2250, G5610
ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας
Day · an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
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ἡμέραG2250day
Pronunciationhēméra
Open lexicon entry →ὥραG5610an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationhṓra
Definite point in time carrying theological weight; God's predetermined moment for decisive action or revelation.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας (hēmeras ekeinēs ē tēs hōras) mean in the Bible?
ἡμέρα · ὥρα is a Greek phrase meaning "day or hour".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2250, G5610?
G2250, G5610 is connected to 389 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. day or hour
Source Gloss
day or hour
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns8Aligned forms389Case patternDative (133)Number patternSingular (224)
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMatt 9:15 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 24:22 · Matt 24:37 · Mark 2:20 · Mark 8:2 · Mark 13:19 · Luke 1:23 · Luke 2:6 · Luke 2:21 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 5:35 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 13:14 · Luke 17:22 · Luke 19:4326×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 6:13 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 21:34 · Luke 22:7 · Luke 22:66 · Luke 23:54 · Luke 24:29 · John 9:4 · John 19:31 · Acts 27:33 · Acts 27:39 · Rom 13:12 · 1 Cor 3:13 · 2 Cor 6:2 · 1 Thess 5:2 · 1 Thess 5:423×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 20:12 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 24:36 · Matt 24:38 · Matt 26:29 · Matt 27:64 · Matt 28:15 · Mark 5:5 · Mark 6:21 · Mark 13:32 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 1:80 · Luke 2:44 · Luke 4:42 · Luke 17:459×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineMatt 11:12 · Matt 24:29 · Matt 26:61 · Mark 2:1 · Mark 14:58 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 8:22 · Luke 17:22 · Luke 20:1 · John 12:1 · Acts 1:3 · Acts 5:36 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 15:7 · Acts 20:6 · Acts 21:2622×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 6:34 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:22 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 13:1 · Matt 16:21 · Matt 17:23 · Matt 20:19 · Matt 22:23 · Matt 24:42 · Matt 24:50 · Mark 2:20 · Mark 4:35 · Mark 14:1284×
Dative · Plural · FeminineMatt 2:1 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 23:30 · Matt 24:19 · Matt 24:38 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 1:9 · Mark 8:1 · Mark 13:17 · Mark 13:24 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 1:5 · Luke 1:7 · Luke 1:18 · Luke 1:25 · Luke 1:3949×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 4:2 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 17:1 · Matt 26:2 · Matt 27:63 · Matt 28:20 · Mark 1:13 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 9:2 · Mark 9:31 · Mark 10:34 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 14:1 · Luke 1:24 · Luke 2:43 · Luke 2:4668×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 20:2 · Matt 20:6 · Matt 25:13 · Matt 26:55 · Mark 4:27 · Mark 14:49 · Luke 2:37 · Luke 9:23 · Luke 11:3 · Luke 16:19 · Luke 19:47 · Luke 22:53 · Luke 24:21 · John 1:39 · John 8:56 · John 12:758×
Word Origins
ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας is built from these roots: