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ἐφήμερος
ephḗmeros
G2184
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G2184
KJV Translations
daily
Derivation / Root
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2250 (ἡμέρα);
Definition of ephḗmeros
ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros) — for a day ("ephemeral"), i.e. diurnal
Word Origin
This word comes from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2250 (ἡμέρα); See the root words: G1909 (ἐπί), G2250 (ἡμέρα).
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from ἐφήμερος.
ἐπί
epí
G1909
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
ἡμέρα
hēméra
G2250
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
ἐφημερία
ephēmería
G2183
diurnality, i.e. (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families
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