adverb
heptakis
Greekἑπτάκις (heptakis)
Strong’sG2034
seven times
stem heptaki-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἑπτάκις
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2034 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhep-tak-is'
seven times
Fromadverb from G2033;
King Jamesseven times.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
heptakis4×
Matthew 18:21“seven times”Tote prosercharatos auto tos Petros legata; Kurior, posakis hamartati eis min tos adelfos mu kai afiēkami auto? heōs heptakis?Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Matthew 18:22“seven times”legatō auto tos Iēsus; Ouk legamō si heōs heptakis alla heōs hebdomēkontakis hepta.Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Luke 17:4“seven times”kai ean heptakis tau hēmerau hamartateia eis sin kai heptakis epistrefateia pros sin legarōtos; Metanoamō, afiēkasi auto.Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Luke 17:4“seven times”kai ean heptakis tau hēmerau hamartateia eis sin kai heptakis epistrefateia pros sin legarōtos; Metanoamō, afiēkasi auto.Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”