Definition
σάββατον, -ου, τό (Aram. שַׁבָּתָא, transliterated σάββατα, and this being mistaken for a pl., the sing. σάββατον was formed from it), and σάββατα, -ων, τά
[in LXX for שַׁבָּת, שַׁבָּתוֹן ;]
1. the seventh day of the week, the sabbath
(a) the sing. form -ον, τὸ σ.: Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:27, Luke 6:5, al.; ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ σ. (in LXX, Exodus 20:8, al., usually τῶν σ., see infr.), Luke 13:16; 14:5; ὁδὸς σαββάτου, Acts 1:12 (cf. Matthew 24:29); dative, of time (τῷ) σ., Luke 6:9; 14:1; ἐν (τῷ) σ., Matthew 12:2, Luke 6:7, John 5:16, al.; accusative, of duration, τὸ σ., Luke 23:56; κατὰ πᾶν σ., Acts 13:27; 15:21; 18:4; pl., σ. τρία, Acts 17:2 R, txt. (but see infr.);
(b) as most frequently in LXX (see Swete, Mk., 17; Thackeray, Gr., 35) the pl. form, τὰ σ. (see supr. on the Aram. form. There is also an analogy in the names of other festivals, τ. ἐγκαίνια, ἄζυμα, etc.): Matthew 28:1, Colossians 2:16; ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν σ. (Exodus 20:8, al.), Luke 4:16, Acts 13:14; 16:13; dative pl. (in LXX -τοις, but 1Ma.2.38 as in NT) by metaplasmus (El., § 9, 3), σάββασι, Matthew 12:1, 5; 12:10-12, Mark 1:21; 2:23; 3:2, 4, Luke 4:31; 6:2.
2. seven days, a week;
(a) the sing. form: πρώτη σαββάτσυ, Mark 16:9; δὶς τοῦ σ. (Bl., § 35, 4; 36, 13), Luke 18:12; κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου, 1 Corinthians 16:2; pl., σ. τρία, Acts 17:2 R, mg. (but see supr.);
(b) the pl. form: ἡ μία τῶν σ. (where the genitive = μετὰ τά; Soph., Lex., 43a), Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1, 19, Acts 20:7
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
- Matthew 12:1σάββασιν · SabbathAt that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
- Matthew 12:2σαββάτῳ · [the] SabbathWhen the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
- Matthew 12:5 (2×)σάββασιν · Sabbath; σάββατον · SabbathOr haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
- Matthew 12:8σαββάτου · SabbathFor the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
- Matthew 12:10σάββασιν · Sabbath…and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
- Matthew 12:11σάββασιν · SabbathHe replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
- Matthew 12:12σάββασιν · SabbathHow much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
- Matthew 24:20σαββάτῳ · on the SabbathPray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
- Matthew 28:1 (2×)σαββάτων · [the] Sabbath; σαββάτων · of [the] weekAfter the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
- Mark 1:21σάββασιν · SabbathThen Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
- Mark 2:23σάββασιν · SabbathOne Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
- Mark 2:24σάββασιν · SabbathSo the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
- Mark 2:27 (2×)σάββατον · Sabbath; σάββατον · SabbathThen Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
- Mark 2:28σαββάτου · SabbathTherefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
- Mark 3:2σάββασιν · SabbathIn order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Mark 3:4σάββασιν · SabbathAnd He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
- Mark 6:2σαββάτου · [the] SabbathWhen the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
- Mark 16:1σαββάτου · SabbathWhen the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
- Mark 16:2σαββάτων · weekVery early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
- Mark 16:9σαββάτου · of the weekEarly on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
- Luke 4:16σαββάτων · SabbathThen Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
- Luke 4:31σάββασιν · SabbathThen He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
- Luke 6:1σαββάτῳ · [One] SabbathOne Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
- Luke 6:2σάββασιν · SabbathBut some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
- Luke 6:5σαββάτου · SabbathThen Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
- Luke 6:6σαββάτῳ · SabbathOn another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
- Luke 6:7σαββάτῳ · SabbathLooking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Luke 6:9σαββάτῳ · SabbathThen Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
- Luke 13:10σάββασιν · SabbathOne Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
- Luke 13:14 (2×)σαββάτῳ · Sabbath; σαββάτου · SabbathBut the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
- Luke 13:15σαββάτῳ · Sabbath“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
- Luke 13:16σαββάτου · SabbathThen should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
- Luke 14:1σαββάτῳ · One SabbathOne Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
- Luke 14:3σαββάτῳ · SabbathSo Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
- Luke 14:5σαββάτου · SabbathAnd He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
- Luke 18:12σαββάτου · weekI fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
- Luke 23:54σάββατον · [the] SabbathIt was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
- Luke 23:56σάββατον · SabbathThen they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
- Luke 24:1σαββάτων · weekOn the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
- John 5:9σάββατον · SabbathImmediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
- John 5:10Σάββατόν · [the] Sabbath…so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
- John 5:16σαββάτῳ · [the] SabbathNow because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- John 5:18σάββατον · SabbathBecause of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
- John 7:22σαββάτῳ · [the] SabbathBut because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
- John 7:23 (2×)σαββάτῳ · [the] Sabbath; σαββάτῳ · the SabbathIf a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?