adjective
hektos
Greekἕκτος (hektos)
Strong’sG1623
sixth
stem hekt-14 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἕκτος, -η, -ον
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1623 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhek'-tos
sixth
Fromordinal from G1803;
King Jamessixth.
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 | hektos4×ἕκτος | hektas3×ἕκτη | hektem | hektois | hektais | hekteim |
| object accusative | hekton | hektan3×ἕκτην | hektoin | hektain | ||
| direct address vocative | hektor | hektar | hektoir | hektair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hektou | hektau2×ἕκτης | hekteu | hektoiu | hektaiu | hekteiu |
| to, for dative | hekto2×ἕκτῳ | hekta | hekte | hektoi | hektai | hektei |
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
hekt 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
hektos“sixth”subjectnominative singular4×
Luke 1:36“sixth”kai idou Elisabet tas sungenias su kai autas sullambatē huion en gērae autau, kai houtos mēnos hektos atō auta ta kalirōta steira;Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
Revelation 9:13“sixth”Kai tos hektos angelos salpizata; kai akouama fōnan henan ek teiu kerateiu teu thusiastērieu teu chrusoueu teu enōpion tou theou,Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
Revelation 16:12“sixth”Kai tos hektos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton potamon ton megon ton Eufraton; kai xērainita tem hudōrem autou, hina hetoimaziteia tas hodas toiu basilevoiu toiu apo anatolau hēliou.And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
Revelation 21:20“sixth”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.
hekto“sixth”to, fordative singular2×
Luke 1:26“sixth”En de to mēno to hekto apostelita tos angelos Gabriēl apo tou theou eis politan tau Galilaiau ha onomem NazarethIn the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Revelation 9:14“sixth”legarōton to hekto angelo, tos echarōtos tan salpinxan; Luasar toin tessares angeloin toin dirētoin epi to potamo to mego Eufrato.saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
hektas“sixth”subjectnominative singular3×
Luke 23:44“sixth”Kai ate ēdē hōsei hōras hektas kai skotem gineta epi holan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatauIt was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
John 4:6“sixth”ate de ekei pēgas tou Iakōb. tos oun Iēsus kopiarētos ek tau hodoiporiau kathezete houtōs epi ta pēga; hōras ate hōs hektas.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
John 19:14“sixth”ate de paraskeuas teu pascha, hōras ate hōs hektas. kai legatō toi Ioudaioi; Ide tos basilevos vu.It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
hektan“sixth”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 20:5“sixth”tois de aperchala. palin exercharatos peri hektan kai enatan hōran poiata hōsautōs.So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
Acts 10:9“sixth”Ta de epaurion hodoiporarōtoiu ekeinoiu kai ta polita engizarōtoiu anabainata Petros epi tem dōmem proseuchera peri hōran hektan.The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
Revelation 6:12“sixth”Kai horama hote anoigata tan sfragian tan hektan, kai seismos megos gineta, kai tos hēlios gineta melanos hōs sakkos trichinos, kai tas selēnas holas gineta hōs haimem,And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
hektau“sixth”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 27:45“sixth”Apo de hektau hōrau skotem gineta epi pantan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatau.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Mark 15:33“sixth”Kai gineratau hōrau hektau skotem gineta epi holan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatau.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.