Greek Word Study
ἡμέρα
hēméra
G2250
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G2250
KJV Translations
age+ alway(mid-)day (by day(-ly))+ for everjudgment(day) timewhileyears
Derivation / Root
feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle;
Definition of hēméra
ἡμέρα (hēméra) — 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)
Word Origin
This word comes feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; See the root words: G5610 (ὥρα), G1476 (ἑδραῖος).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word ἡμέρα (hēméra) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
| English Translation | Strong's Ref |
|---|---|
| age | G2250 |
| + alway | G2250 |
| (mid-)day (by day | G2250 |
| (-ly)) | G2250 |
| + for ever | G2250 |
| judgment | G2250 |
| (day) time | G2250 |
| while | G2250 |
| years | G2250 |
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from ἡμέρα.
ὥρα
hṓra
G5610
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
ἑδραῖος
hedraîos
G1476
sedentary, i.e. (by implication) immovable
ἐφήμερος
ephḗmeros
G2184
for a day ("ephemeral"), i.e. diurnal
καθημερινός
kathēmerinós
G2522
quotidian
μεσημβρία
mesēmbría
G3314
midday; by implication, the south
νουμηνία
noumēnía
G3561
the festival of new moon
νυχθήμερον
nychthḗmeron
G3574
a day-and-night, i.e. full day of twenty-four hours
ὀκταήμερος
oktaḗmeros
G3637
an eight-day old person or act
σήμερον
sḗmeron
G4594
on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e. at present, hitherto)
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