Strong's Lexicon
G3637
G3637 — ὀκταήμερος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3637 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὀκταήμερος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G3638 and G2250 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | oktaemeros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ok-tah-ay'-mer-os |
| Meaning: | 1. an eight-day old person or act |
| KJV Renderings: | the eighth day |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀκταήμερος, ὀκταημερον (ὀκτώ, ἡμέρα), eight days old; passing the eighth day: περιτομή (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 6 a.; Buttmann, § 133, 21; but Rec. περιτομή) ὀκταήμερος, circumcised on the eighth day, Php 3:5; see τεταρταῖος; (`the word denotes properly, not interval but duration’ (see Lightfoot on Philippians, the passage cited). Graecus Venetus, Gen 17:12; ecclesiastical writings).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀκταήμερος (the eighth day)
Philippians 3:5
- KJV: Circumcised the eighth day of the stock of Israel the tribe of Benjamin an Hebrew of the Hebrews as touching the law a Pharisee
- GK: περιτομή οκταήμερος εκ γένους Ισραήλ φυλής Βενιαμίν Εβραίος εξ Εβραίων κατά νόμον Φαρισαίος