noun · neuter
sabbatem
Greekσάββατον (sabbaton)
Strong’sG4521
the Sabbath, a week
stem sabbat-68 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† σάββατον, -ου, τό (Aram. שַׁבָּתָא, transliterated σάββατα, and this being mistaken for a pl., the sing. σάββατον was formed from it), and σάββατα, -ων, τά
[in LXX for שַׁבָּת, שַׁבָּתוֹן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4521 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsab'-bat-on
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King Jamessabbath (day), week.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | sabbatem5×σάββατον | sabbateim |
| of, belonging to genitive | sabbateu13×σαββάτου | sabbateiu11×σαββάτων |
| to, for dative | sabbate16×σαββάτῳ | sabbatei13×σάββασιν |
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
sabbate 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
68 occurrences, every one of them listed
sabbatem“sabbath”subject or objectdirect singular5×
Mark 2:27“sabbath”kai legate autoi; Tem sabbatem dia ton anthrōpon gineta kai ouk tos anthrōpos dia tem sabbatem;Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Luke 23:54“sabbath”kai hēmeras ate paraskeuau, kai sabbatem epifōskate.It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
John 5:9“sabbath”kai eutheōs gineta hugios tos anthrōpos kai airata ton krabatton autou kai peripatate. Ate de sabbatem en ekeina ta hēmera.Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
John 5:10“sabbath”legale oun tois Ioudaiois to therapeuirēto; Sabbatem atō, kai ouk exestinatō si airara ton krabatton.so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
John 9:14“sabbath”ate de sabbatem en ha hēmera ton pēlon poiata tos Iēsus kai anoigata autou toin ofthalmoin.Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
sabbateu“sabbath”of, belonging togenitive singular13×
Matthew 12:8“sabbath”kurios gar atō teu sabbateu tos huios tou anthrōpou.For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:28“sabbath”hōste kurios atō tos huios tou anthrōpou kai teu sabbateu.Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Mark 6:2“sabbath”kai ginerateu sabbateu archeta didaskarō en ta sunagōga; kai tois pollois akouarōtois ekplēssile legarōtois; Pothen houto houteim, kai tinas tas sofias tas dōiratas houto, kai tais dunamiais toioutais dia taiu cheiraiu autou ginerōtais?When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
Mark 16:1“sabbath”Kai diaginerateu teu sabbateu Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas tou Iakōbou kai Salōmas agorazala arōmeim hina ercharatais aleifaleia auton.When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
Mark 16:9“week”Anistanaratos de prōi prōta sabbateu fainita prōtem Maria ta Magdalēna, para hau ekballatelē hepta daimoneim.Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
Luke 6:5“sabbath”kai legate autoi; Kurios atō teu sabbateu tos huios tou anthrōpou.Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Luke 13:14“sabbath”apokriniratos de tos archisunagōgos, aganaktarōtos hoti te sabbate therapeuata tos Iēsus, legate to ochlo hoti Hex hēmerais alō en hai datō ergazerō; en autai oun ercherōtois therapeuivōr kai mē ta hēmera teu sabbateu.But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
Luke 13:16“sabbath”houtan de thugatēran Abraam arōtan, han data tos Satanaos idou deka kai oktō eteim, ouk date luira apo tou desmou houtou ta hēmera teu sabbateu?Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
Luke 14:5“sabbath”kai pros autoin legata; Tinou vu huios ē bouos eis frearem pipteti, kai ouk eutheōs anaspati auton en hēmera teu sabbateu?And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
Luke 18:12“week”nēsteuamō dis teu sabbateu, apodekatamō panteim hoseim ktemō.I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
John 19:31“sabbath”Tois oun Ioudaiois, epei paraskeuas ate, hina mē menateia epi tou staurou teim sōmeim en te sabbate, ate gar megas tas hēmeras ekeineu teu sabbateu, erōtala ton Pilaton hina katagnuileia autoiu teim skeleim kai airileia.It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
Acts 1:12“sabbath day’s”Tote hupostrefala eis Ierousalēm apo oreu teu kalirōteu Elaiōnou, hem atō engus Ierousalēm sabbateu echarōtem hodan.Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
1 Corinthians 16:2“week”kata henan sabbateu hekastos vu para heauto tithatōr thēsaurizarōtos hem tinem ean euoditeiō, hina mē hotan erchameia tote logeiais gineleiō.On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
sabbate“sabbath”to, fordative singular16×
Matthew 12:2“sabbath”tois de Farisaiois horaratois legala auto; Idou tois mathētois su poialō hem ouk exestinatō poiarō en sabbate.When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
Matthew 24:20“sabbath”proseuchevōr de hina mē gineteia tas fugas vu cheimōnou mēde sabbate;Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
Luke 6:1“sabbath”Gineta de en sabbate diaporeuerō auton dia sporimeiu, kai tillale tois mathētois autou kai esthiale toin stachuoin psōcharōtois tai cheirai.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
Luke 6:6“sabbath”Gineta de en hetere sabbate eiserchara auton eis tan sunagōgan kai didaskarō; kai ate anthrōpos ekei kai tas cheiras autou tas dexas ate xēras;On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
Luke 6:7“sabbath”paratērele de tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois ei en te sabbate therapeuatō, hina heuriskaleia katēgorarō autou.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Luke 6:9“sabbath”legata de tos Iēsus pros autoin; Eperōtamō vin, ei exestinatō te sabbate agathopoiara ē kakopoiara, psuchan sōzara ē apolluara?Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
Luke 13:14“sabbath”apokriniratos de tos archisunagōgos, aganaktarōtos hoti te sabbate therapeuata tos Iēsus, legate to ochlo hoti Hex hēmerais alō en hai datō ergazerō; en autai oun ercherōtois therapeuivōr kai mē ta hēmera teu sabbateu.But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
Luke 13:15“sabbath”apokrinita de auto tos kurios kai legata; Hupokritoir, hekastos vu te sabbate ouk luatō ton bouon autou ē ton onon apo tau fatnau kai apagaratos potizatō?“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
Luke 14:1“sabbath”Kai gineta en te erchara auton eis oikon tinou toiu archōnoiu toiu Farisaioiu sabbate esthiara arton kai autois ale paratērerōtois auton.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
Luke 14:3“sabbath”kai apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata pros toin nomikoin kai Farisaioin legarōtos; Exestinatō te sabbate therapeuara ē ou?So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
John 5:16“sabbath”kai dia houtem diōkale tois Ioudaiois ton Iēsun hoti houteim poiate en sabbate.Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
John 7:22“sabbath”dia houtem Mōusos dōatē vi tan peritoman ouk hoti ek tou Mōusou atō alla ek toiu patēroiu kai en sabbate peritemnavō anthrōpon.But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
John 7:23“sabbath”ei peritoman lambatō anthrōpos en sabbate hina mē luiteia tos nomos Mōusou, mi cholavō hoti holon anthrōpon hugion poiama en sabbate?If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
John 7:23“sabbath”ei peritoman lambatō anthrōpos en sabbate hina mē luiteia tos nomos Mōusou, mi cholavō hoti holon anthrōpon hugion poiama en sabbate?If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
John 19:31“sabbath”Tois oun Ioudaiois, epei paraskeuas ate, hina mē menateia epi tou staurou teim sōmeim en te sabbate, ate gar megas tas hēmeras ekeineu teu sabbateu, erōtala ton Pilaton hina katagnuileia autoiu teim skeleim kai airileia.It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
Acts 13:44“sabbath”Te de ercherōte sabbate schedōs pantas tas politas sunagita akouara ton logon tou kuriou.On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
sabbateiu“week”of, belonging togenitive plural11×
Matthew 28:1“sabbath”Opse de sabbateiu, ta epifōskarōta eis henan sabbateiu, erchata Mariam tas Magdalēnas kai tas allas Marias theōrara ton tafon.After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
Matthew 28:1“week”Opse de sabbateiu, ta epifōskarōta eis henan sabbateiu, erchata Mariam tas Magdalēnas kai tas allas Marias theōrara ton tafon.After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
Mark 16:2“week”kai liōs prōi ta hena teiu sabbateiu erchelō epi tem mnēmeiem anatellaratou tou hēliou.Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
Luke 4:16“sabbath”Kai erchata eis Nazara, hou ate trefirētos, kai eiserchata kata tem eiōtharētem auto en ta hēmera teiu sabbateiu eis tan sunagōgan, kai anistanata anaginōskara.Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
Luke 24:1“week”ta de hena teiu sabbateiu orthrou bathuou epi tem mnēmem erchala ferarōtais heim hetoimazala arōmeim.On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
John 20:1“week”Ta de hena teiu sabbateiu Marias tas Magdalēnas erchetō prōi skotiau ēti arōtau eis tem mnēmeiem, kai blepatō ton lithon airirēton ek teu mnēmeieu.Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
John 20:19“week”Arōtau oun opsēau ta hēmera ekeina ta hena sabbateiu, kai taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu hopou ale tois mathētois dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, erchata tos Iēsus kai histanata eis tem mesem, kai legatō autoi; Eirēnas vi.It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
Acts 13:14“sabbath”autois de diercharatois apo tau Pergau paraginela eis Antiocheian tan Pisidian, kai eisercharatois eis tan sunagōgan ta hēmera teiu sabbateiu kathizala.And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
Acts 16:13“sabbath”ta tē hēmera teiu sabbateiu exerchana exō tau pulau para potamon hou nomizane proseuchan arō, kai kathizaratois lalane tai sunercharatai gunaikai.On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
Acts 20:7“week”En de ta hena teiu sabbateiu sunagirētoiu nu klara arton tos Paulos dialegete autoi, mellarōtos exeiarō ta epaurion, parateinate tē ton logon mechris mesonuktieu.On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Colossians 2:16“sabbath day”Mē oun tinos vin krinatōr en brōsia ē en posia ē en mere heortau ē noumēniau ē sabbateiu,Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
sabbatei“sabbath”to, fordative plural13×
Matthew 12:1“sabbath”En ekeino to kairo poreuita tos Iēsus tei sabbatei dia teiu sporimeiu; tois de mathētois autou peinala kai archela tillarō stachuoin kai esthiarō.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
Matthew 12:5“sabbath”ē ouk anaginōskava en to nomo hoti tei sabbatei tois hierevois en te hiere tem sabbatem bebēlalō kai anaitiois alō?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
Matthew 12:10“sabbath”kai idou anthrōpos cheiran echarōtos xēran. kai eperōtala auton legarōtois; Ei exestinatō tei sabbatei therapeuarō? hina katēgoraleia autou.and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
Matthew 12:11“sabbath”tos de legata autoi; Tinos eti ek vu anthrōpos hos echati probatem henem, kai ean empiptateia houtem tei sabbatei eis bothunon, ouchi kratati autem kai egeirati?He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
Matthew 12:12“sabbath”pose oun diaferatō anthrōpos probateu. hōste exestinatō tei sabbatei kalōs poiarō.How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Mark 1:21“sabbath”Kai eisporeuelō eis Kafarnaoum. kai euthuos tei sabbatei didaskate eis tan sunagōgan.Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
Mark 2:23“sabbath”Kai gineta auton en tei sabbatei paraporeuerō dia teiu sporimeiu, kai tois mathētois autou archela hodan poiarō tillarōtois toin stachuoin.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
Mark 2:24“sabbath”kai tois Farisaiois legale auto; Ide tinem poialō tei sabbatei hem ouk exestinatō?So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Mark 3:2“sabbath”kai paratērale auton ei tei sabbatei therapeuati auton, hina katēgoraleia autou.In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Mark 3:4“sabbath”kai legatō autoi; Exestinatō tei sabbatei agathopoiara ē kakopoiara, psuchan sōzara ē apokteinara? tois de siōpale.And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
Luke 4:31“sabbath”Kai katerchata eis Kafarnaoum politan tau Galilaiau. kai ate didaskarōtos autoin en tei sabbatei;Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
Luke 6:2“sabbath”tinois de toiu Farisaioiu legala; Tinem poiavō hem ouk exestinatō tei sabbatei?But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Luke 13:10“sabbath”Ate de didaskarōtos en hena taiu sunagōgaiu en tei sabbatei.One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
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Matthew 12:5“sabbath”ē ouk anaginōskava en to nomo hoti tei sabbatei tois hierevois en te hiere tem sabbatem bebēlalō kai anaitiois alō?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
Mark 2:27“sabbath”kai legate autoi; Tem sabbatem dia ton anthrōpon gineta kai ouk tos anthrōpos dia tem sabbatem;Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Luke 23:56“sabbath”hupostrefaratais de hetoimazala arōmeim kai mureim. Kai tem men sabbatem hēsuchazala kata tan entolan,Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
John 5:18“sabbath”dia houtem oun mallon zētale auton tois Ioudaiois apokteinara hoti ouk monem luate tem sabbatem, alla kai patēron idion legate ton theon, ison heauton poiarōtos to theo.Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
John 9:16“sabbath”legale oun ek toiu Farisaioiu tinois; Ouk atō houtos para theou tos anthrōpos, hoti tem sabbatem ouk tēratō. allois legale; Pōs dunetō anthrōpos hamartōlos toiouteim sēmeim poiarō? kai schismem ate en autoi.Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
Acts 13:27“sabbath”tois gar katoikarōtois en Ierousalēm kai tois archōnois autoiu houton agnoaratois kai tain fōnain toiu profētoiu tain kata pantem sabbatem anaginōskirōtain krinaratois plērala,The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Acts 13:42“sabbath”Exeiarōtoiu de autoiu parakalale eis tem metaxu sabbatem lalira autoi teim rēmeim houteim.As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
Acts 15:21“sabbath”Mōusos gar ek geneaiu archaiaiu kata politan toin kērussarōtoin auton echatō en tai sunagōgai kata pantem sabbatem anaginōskirōtos.For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
Acts 18:4“sabbath”dialegete de en ta sunagōga kata pantem sabbatem, peithate tē Ioudaioin kai Hellēnoin.Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
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Acts 17:2“sabbath days”kata de tem eiōtharētem to Paulo eiserchata pros autoin kai epi sabbateim treis dialegeta autoi apo taiu grafaiu,As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,