The meaning of “ὀκτώ”
Understanding oktṓ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a primary numeral eight. - "eight"
ὀκτώ
a primary numeral eight. - "eight"
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 9:28 | “And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.” Word: ὀκτώ (oktṓ) | |
| John 20:26 | “And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.” Word: ὀκτώ (oktṓ) | |
| Acts 9:33 | “And there he found a certain man named Eneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.” Word: ὀκτώ (oktṓ) | |
| 1 Peter 3:20 | “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.” Word: ὀκτώ (oktṓ) |