What does Σαδδουκαῖος (Saddoukaîos) mean in the Bible?
e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite".
Greek · G4523
Σαδδουκαῖος
A Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
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Σαδδουκαῖος G4523
Pronunciation Saddoukaîos
What does Σαδδουκαῖος (Saddoukaîos) mean in the Bible?
Σαδδουκαῖος (Saddoukaîos) is a Greek word meaning "a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4523?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Sadducees (10), [the] Sadducees (2), of the Sadducees (1), the Sadducees (1).
Where does Σαδδουκαῖος (Saddoukaîos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (7), Acts (5), Luke (1), Mark (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 It Sadducees 10× Matthew 3:7, Matthew 16:1, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 16:11
[the] Sadducees 2× Matthew 22:23, Acts 23:8
of the Sadducees 1× Acts 5:17
the Sadducees 1× Mark 12:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:7 Σαδδουκαίων to Sadducees Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 16:1 Σαδδουκαῖοι to Sadducees Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 16:6 Σαδδουκαίων to Sadducees Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 16:11 Σαδδουκαίων to Sadducees Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 16:12 Σαδδουκαίων to Sadducees Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 22:23 Σαδδουκαῖοι to [the] Sadducees Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 22:34 Σαδδουκαίους to Sadducees Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Mark 12:18 Σαδδουκαῖοι to the Sadducees Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 20:27 Σαδδουκαίων to Sadducees Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Acts 4:1 Σαδδουκαῖοι to Sadducees Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:7
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 4
Matthew 7 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 5
Source forms
Σαδδουκαίων 8x Saddoukaiōn Matthew 3:7, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 16:11, Matthew 16:12
Σαδδουκαῖοι 5x Saddoukaioi Matthew 16:1, Matthew 22:23, Mark 12:18, Acts 4:1
Σαδδουκαίους 1x Saddoukaious Matthew 22:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 8x Matthew 3:7, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 16:11, Matthew 16:12
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 5x Matthew 16:1, Matthew 22:23, Mark 12:18, Acts 4:1
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Matthew 22:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
Strong's G4523
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Greek text appearances 14 times Word forms 3 forms 14 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 23:6-10 Source Gloss
a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
Extended definition
:--Sadducee.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:7 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Matthew 16:1 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαῖοι saddoukaioi
a Sadducee
Read verse Matthew 16:6 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων. saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Matthew 16:11 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων; saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Matthew 16:12 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων. saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Matthew 22:23 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαῖοι, saddoukaioi
a Sadducee
Read verse Matthew 22:34 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίους, saddoukaiouv
a Sadducee
Read verse Mark 12:18 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαῖοι saddoukaioi
a Sadducee
Read verse Luke 20:27 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων, saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Acts 4:1 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαῖοι, saddoukaioi
a Sadducee
Read verse Acts 5:17 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων), saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Acts 23:6 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων, saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Acts 23:7 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαίων, saddoukaiwn
a Sadducee
Read verse Acts 23:8 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
Σαδδουκαῖοι saddoukaioi
a Sadducee
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 3 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 14 Case pattern Genitive (8) Number pattern Plural (14)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 16:1 · Matt 22:23 · Mark 12:18 · Acts 4:1 · Acts 23:8 5×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 3:7 · Matt 16:6 · Matt 16:11 · Matt 16:12 · Luke 20:27 · Acts 5:17 · Acts 23:6 · Acts 23:7 8×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:34 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Jewish sect denying resurrection.
Showing 1 selected witness from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Σαδδουκαῖος is built from this root:
Σαδώκ G4524
Why This Word Matters
Explains the theological division within the council. Acts 23:6-10
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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