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ἡμέρα

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine389 occurrences23 books368 verses

Definition

ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ;]

day;

1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Revelation 21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Acts 9:24, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:8, Revelation 4:8 (BL, §36, 13); ἡμέρας μέσης, at mid-day, Acts 26:13; accusative durat., τ. ἡμέρας, Luke 21:37; ὅλην τὴν ἡ., Romans 8:36; ἐν ἡμέρα, John 11:9, Romans 13:13; ἡμέρας ὁδός, a day's journey, Luke 2:44; ἡ. γίνεται, Luke 4:42; 22:66; κλίνει, Luke 9:12, al.; metaphorically, John 9:4, Romans 13:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:4, 5 8, 2 Peter 1:19.

2. Of a civil day of 24 hours, incl. night: Matthew 6:34, Mark 6:21, Luke 13:14, al.; τρίτῃ ἡ., Matthew 16:21; ἡμέρᾳ κ. ἡ. (cf. יוֹם בְּיוֹם, Esther 3:4), 2 Corinthians 4:16; ὅλην τ. ἡ., Romans 8:36; 10:21; pl., John 2:12, Acts 9:19, al.; ἡ. τῶν ἀζύμων, Acts 12:3; τ. σαββάτου, Luke 13:14, 16; ἡ κυριάκη ἡ., Revelation 1:10.

3. In Messianic sense, of the last day: ἡ ἡ. (ἐκείνη, τ. κυρίου, etc.), Matthew 7:22, Luke 6:23, Romans 13:12, 1 Corinthians 1:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:2, 2 Peter 3:10, al; by meton., as compared with the divine judgment on that day, ἡ. ἀνθρωπίνη, of a human tribunal, 1 Corinthians 4:3 (EV, man's judgment).

4. As in Heb. (also in Gk. writers; Bl, §46, 9; M, Pr., 81), of time in general: John 8:56; 14:20, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Ephesians 6:13, 2 Peter 3:18; pl. Acts 15:7, Ephesians 5:16, Hebrews 10:32; πᾶσας τὰς ἡ. (cf. כָּל הַיָּמִים, Deuteronomy 4:40, al.; MM, Exp., xv), Matthew 28:20; ἐλεύσονται ἡ. ὅταν (ὅτε), Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:20, Luke 5:35; 17:22; αἱ ἡ., with genitive of person(s) (Genesis 26:1, al.), Matthew 2:1, Luke 1:5, Acts 7:45, 1 Peter 3:20; ἀρχ̀ ἡμερῶν, Hebrews 7:3.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἡμέρα:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

389 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 4:16ἡμέρᾳ · day; ἡμέρᾳ · day
    Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
  2. 2 Corinthians 6:2ἡμέρᾳ · [the] day; ἡμέρα · [is the] day
    For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
  3. 2 Corinthians 11:28ἡμέραν · daily
    Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
  4. Galatians 1:18ἡμέρας · days
    Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
  5. Galatians 4:10ἡμέρας · [special] days
    You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
  6. Ephesians 4:30ἡμέραν · [the] day
    And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  7. Ephesians 5:16ἡμέραι · days
    …redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  8. Ephesians 6:13ἡμέρᾳ · day
    Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
  9. Philippians 1:5ἡμέρας · day
    …because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
  10. Philippians 1:6ἡμέρας · [the] day
    …being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
  11. Philippians 1:10ἡμέραν · [the] day
    …so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
  12. Philippians 2:16ἡμέραν · [the] day
    …as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
  13. Colossians 1:6ἡμέρας · day
    …that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
  14. Colossians 1:9ἡμέρας · day
    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  15. 1 Thessalonians 2:9ἡμέρας · day
    Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
  16. 1 Thessalonians 3:10ἡμέρας · day
    Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.
  17. 1 Thessalonians 5:2ἡμέρα · [the] Day
    For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  18. 1 Thessalonians 5:4ἡμέρα · day
    But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
  19. 1 Thessalonians 5:5ἡμέρας · of [the] day
    For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
  20. 1 Thessalonians 5:8ἡμέρας · [the] day
    But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
  21. 2 Thessalonians 1:10ἡμέρᾳ · day
    …on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
  22. 2 Thessalonians 2:2ἡμέρα · Day
    …not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.
  23. 2 Thessalonians 3:8ἡμέρας · day
    …nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
  24. 1 Timothy 5:5ἡμέρας · day
    The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
  25. 2 Timothy 1:3ἡμέρας · day
    I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
  26. 2 Timothy 1:12ἡμέραν · day
    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  27. 2 Timothy 1:18ἡμέρᾳ · day
    May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
  28. 2 Timothy 3:1ἡμέραις · days
    But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
  29. 2 Timothy 4:8ἡμέρᾳ · day
    From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
  30. Hebrews 1:2ἡμερῶν · days
    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
  31. Hebrews 3:8ἡμέραν · day
    …do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
  32. Hebrews 3:13ἡμέραν · daily
    But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
  33. Hebrews 4:4ἡμέρᾳ · day
    For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
  34. Hebrews 4:7ἡμέραν · day [as]
    God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
  35. Hebrews 4:8ἡμέρας · day
    For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
  36. Hebrews 5:7ἡμέραις · days
    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
  37. Hebrews 7:3ἡμερῶν · of days
    Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
  38. Hebrews 7:27ἡμέραν · daily
    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
  39. Hebrews 8:8ἡμέραι · [the] days
    But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
  40. Hebrews 8:9ἡμέρᾳ · when
    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
  41. Hebrews 8:10ἡμέρας · days
    For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  42. Hebrews 10:11ἡμέραν · Day after day
    Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
  43. Hebrews 10:16ἡμέρας · days
    “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
  44. Hebrews 10:25ἡμέραν · Day
    Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
  45. Hebrews 10:32ἡμέρας · days
    Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
  46. Hebrews 11:30ἡμέρας · days
    By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
  47. Hebrews 12:10ἡμέρας · time
    Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
  48. James 5:3ἡμέραις · days
    Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.