What does ἰδού · δέκα · ὀκτώ · ἔτος mean in the Bible?
ἰδού · δέκα · ὀκτώ · ἔτος is a Greek phrase meaning "behold, eighteen years".
Greek · G2400, G1176, G3638, G2094
ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη
Used as imperative lo!; · ten · "eight" · a year
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ἰδούG2400used as imperative lo!;
Pronunciationidoú
Arresting attention-marker that summons immediate perception; shifts focus to something suddenly appearing or crucial.
Open lexicon entry →δέκαG1176ten
Pronunciationdéka
Open lexicon entry →ὀκτώG3638"eight"
Pronunciationoktṓ
Numeric value marking significant periods or completions in biblical narrative, often eighth-day covenant observances.
Open lexicon entry →ἔτοςG2094a year
Pronunciationétos
Open lexicon entry →What does ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη (idou deka kai oktō etē) mean in the Bible?
ἰδού · δέκα · ὀκτώ · ἔτος is a Greek phrase meaning "behold, eighteen years".
Full entry for ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη (G2400, G1176, G3638, G2094) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2400, G1176, G3638, G2094?
G2400, G1176, G3638, G2094 is connected to 200 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. behold, eighteen years
Source Gloss
behold, eighteen years
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms200
Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 4:11 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 8:2 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 8:32 · Matt 8:34 · Matt 9:2198×
Matt 9:3 · Matt 28:112×
Word Origins
ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη is built from this root: