adjective
hebdomos
Greekἕβδομος (hebdomos)
Strong’sG1442
seventh
stem hebdom-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἕβδομος, -η, -ον
(< ἑπτὰ), [in LXX chiefly for שְׁבִיעִי;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1442 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidheb'-dom-os
seventh
Fromordinal from G2033;
King Jamesseventh.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hebdomos4×ἕβδομος | hebdomas | hebdomem | hebdomois | hebdomais | hebdomeim |
| object accusative | hebdomon | hebdoman2×ἑβδόμην | hebdomoin | hebdomain | ||
| direct address vocative | hebdomor | hebdomar | hebdomoir | hebdomair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hebdomou1×ἑβδόμου | hebdomau1×ἑβδόμης | hebdomeu | hebdomoiu | hebdomaiu | hebdomeiu |
| to, for dative | hebdomo | hebdoma1×ἑβδόμῃ | hebdome | hebdomoi | hebdomai | hebdomei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hebdom is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
hebdomos“seventh”subjectnominative singular4×
Jude 1:14“seventh”Profēteuata de kai houtoi hebdomos apo Adam Henōch legarōtos; Idou erchata kurios en hagiai muriadai autou,Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
Revelation 11:15“seventh”Kai tos hebdomos angelos salpizata; kai ginela fōnais megais en to ourano legarōtois; Gineta tas basileias tou kosmou tou kuriou nu kai tou christou autou, kai basilati eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Revelation 16:17“seventh”Kai tos hebdomos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton aēron kai exerchata fōnas megas ek tou naou apo tou thronou legarōtas; GinatēThen the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
Revelation 21:20“seventh”tos pemptos sardonuxos, tos hektos sardiem, tos hebdomos chrusolithos, tos ogdoos bērullos, tos enatos topaziem, tos dekatos chrusoprasos, tos hendekatos huakinthos, tos dōdekatos amethustas;the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
hebdomou“seventh”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 10:7“seventh”alla en tai hēmerai tau fōnau tou hebdomou angelou, hotan mellateiō salpizarō, kai telita tem mustēriem tou theou, hōs euangelizata toin heautou douloin toin profētoin.But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
hebdoman“seventh”objectaccusative singular2×
John 4:52“seventh”punthaneta oun tan hōran para autoiu en ha kompsoterem echata; legala oun auto hoti Echthes hōran hebdoman afiēkata auton tos puretos.So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”
Revelation 8:1“seventh”Kai hotan anoigata tan sfragian tan hebdoman, gineta sigas en to ourano hōs hēmiōriem.When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
hebdomau“seventh”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 4:4“seventh”legatē gar pou peri tau hebdomau houtōs; Kai katapauata tos theos en ta hēmera ta hebdoma apo panteiu teiu ergeiu autou,For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
hebdoma“seventh”to, fordative singular1×
Hebrews 4:4“seventh”legatē gar pou peri tau hebdomau houtōs; Kai katapauata tos theos en ta hēmera ta hebdoma apo panteiu teiu ergeiu autou,For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”