The meaning of “ὄγδοος”
Understanding ógdoos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
eighth. - the eighth
ὄγδοος
eighth. - the eighth
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 1:59 | “And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.” Word: ὄγδοος (ógdoos) | |
| Acts 7:8 | “And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.” Word: ὄγδοος (ógdoos) | |
| 2 Peter 2:5 | “And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;” Word: ὄγδοος (ógdoos) | |
| Revelation 17:11 | “And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.” Word: ὄγδοος (ógdoos) | |
| Revelation 21:20 | “The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.” Word: ὄγδοος (ógdoos) |