What does ὀκτώ (oktṓ) mean in the Bible?
ὀκτώ (oktṓ): Numeric value marking significant periods or completions in biblical narrative, often eighth-day covenant observances.
Greek · G3638
ὀκτώ
"Eight"
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ὀκτώG3638
Pronunciationoktṓ
What does ὀκτώ (oktṓ) mean in the Bible?
ὀκτώ (oktṓ): Numeric value marking significant periods or completions in biblical narrative, often eighth-day covenant observances.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3638?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include eight (5), . . . (4), [the] eight (1).
Where does ὀκτώ (oktṓ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5), Acts (2), John (2), 1 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Iteight5×Luke 9:28, John 20:26, Acts 9:33, Acts 25:6
. . .4×Luke 13:4, Luke 13:11, Luke 13:16, John 5:5
[the] eight1×Luke 2:21
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 2:21ὀκτὼto[the] eightAdjective - Nominative Feminine PluralLuke 9:28ὀκτὼtoeightAdjective - Nominative Feminine PluralLuke 13:4οκτὼto. . .AdjectiveLuke 13:11οκτώto. . .AdjectiveLuke 13:16ὀκτὼto. . .Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralJohn 5:5ὀκτὼto. . .Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralJohn 20:26ὀκτὼtoEightAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralActs 9:33ὀκτὼtoeightAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralActs 25:6ὀκτὼtoeightAdjective - Genitive Feminine Plural1 Peter 3:20ὀκτὼtoeightAdjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 2:21
Aligned rows10
Books represented4
Luke5John2Acts21 Peter1
Source forms
ὀκτὼ8xoktōLuke 2:21, Luke 9:28, Luke 13:16, John 5:5
οκτώ1xoktōLuke 13:11
οκτὼ1xoktōLuke 13:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural3xLuke 2:21, Luke 9:28, 1 Peter 3:20
Adjective2xLuke 13:4, Luke 13:11
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural2xLuke 13:16, John 5:5
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural1xJohn 20:26
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural1xActs 25:6
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural1xActs 9:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Numeric value marking significant periods or completions in biblical narrative, often eighth-day covenant observances.
Strong'sG3638
Lexical occurrences8 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms5 forms8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 13:10-17Source Gloss
"eight"
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:21Numeral
ὀκτὼoktw
eight
Read verseLuke 9:28Numeral
ὀκτώ,oktw
eight
Read verseLuke 13:4Numeral
ὀκτώ,oktw
eight
Read verseLuke 13:11Numeral
ὀκτώ,oktw
eight
Read verseLuke 13:16Numeral
ὀκτὼoktw
eight
Read verseJohn 5:5Numeral
ὀκτὼoktw
eight
Read verseJohn 20:26Numeral
ὀκτὼoktw
eight
Read verseActs 9:33Numeral
ὀκτὼoktw
eight
Read verse1 Peter 3:20Numeral
ὀκτὼoktw
eight
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 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms8Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternPlural (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · FeminineLuke 2:21 · Luke 9:28 · 1 Pet 3:203×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterActs 9:331×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineActs 25:61×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 13:16 · John 5:52×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineJohn 20:261×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Duration of illness: woman afflicted for eighteen years with infirmity
Showing 1 selected witness from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
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