adverb
sēmeron
Greekσήμερον (sēmeron)
Strong’sG4594
today, now
stem sēmer-41 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
σήμερον (Att.. τήμερον),
adv.,[in LXX for הַיּוֺם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4594 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsay'-mer-on
on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e. at present, hitherto)
Fromneuter (as adverb) of a presumed compound of the article G3588 (t changed to s) and G2250;
King Jamesthis (to-)day.
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
41 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 6:11“this day”ton arton nu ton epiousion dōasar ni sēmeron;Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:30“today”ei de ton chorton tou agrou sēmeron arōton kai aurion eis klibanon ballirōton tos theos houtōs amfiennuatō, ouk polle mallon vin, oligopistoir?If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Matthew 11:23“this day”kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei en Sodomei ginila tais dunamiais tais gineratais en si, menata an mechris tau sēmeron.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 21:28“today”Tinem de vi dokatō? anthrōpos echate tekneim duo. prosercharatos te prōte legata; Teknem, hupagasōr sēmeron ergazesōr en to ampelōno.But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
Matthew 27:8“day”dio kalita tos agros ekeinos Agros Haimeu heōs tau sēmeron.That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Matthew 27:19“today”Katherōtou de autou epi teu bēmeu apostelata pros auton tas gunaikas autou legarōtas; Mēdenem si kai to dikaio ekeino, polleim gar paschama sēmeron kata onarem dia auton.While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
Matthew 28:15“this day”tois de lambaratois teim argurieim poiala hōs didaskila. Kai diafēmizita tos logos houtos para Ioudaioi mechris tau sēmeron hēmerau.So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.
Mark 14:30“today”kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō si hoti sis sēmeron houta ta nuxa prin ē dis alektōron fōnara tris min aparnesi.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
Luke 2:11“today”hoti tiktita vi sēmeron sōtēros hos atō christos kurios en polita David;Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
Luke 5:26“today”kai ekstasias lambata hapantoin kai doxazale ton theon, kai pimplēila fobou legarōtois hoti Horana paradoxeim sēmeron.Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Luke 12:28“today”ei de en agro ton chorton arōton sēmeron kai aurion eis klibanon ballirōton tos theos houtōs amfiazatō, pose mallon vin, oligopistoir.If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
Luke 13:32“today”kai legata autoi; Poreuiratois legavar ta alōpēxa houta; Idou ekballamō daimoneim kai iasiain apotelamō sēmeron kai aurion, kai ta trita teleiimō.But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
Luke 13:33“today”plēn datō min sēmeron kai aurion kai ta echerōta poreuerō, hoti ouk endechetaietō profēton apolluera exō Ierousalēm.Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
Luke 19:5“today”kai hōs erchata epi ton topon, anableparatos tos Iēsus legata pros auton; Zakchaior, speudaratos katabainasar, sēmeron gar en to oiko su datō min menara.When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
Luke 22:34“today”tos de legata; Legamō si, Petror, ouk fōnati sēmeron alektōros heōs tris min aparneseia oidarē.But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
Luke 22:61“today”kai strefiratos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara sēmeron aparnesi min tris.And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
Luke 23:43“today”kai legata auto; Amēn si legamō sēmeron meta mu esi en to paradeiso.And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Acts 4:9“today”ei nis sēmeron anakrininō epi euergesia anthrōpou asthenou, en tine houtos sōzitē,If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
Acts 13:33“today”hoti houtan tos theos ekplēratē tei teknei nu anistanaratos Iēsun, hōs kai en to psalmo grafitē to deutero; Huios mu asō sis, mis sēmeron gennamē sin.He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
Acts 19:40“today”kai gar kinduneuanō enkalirō stasiau peri tau sēmeron mēdeneu aitieu huparcharōteu peri heu ouk duneni apodōara logon peri tau sustrofau houtau. kai houteim legaratos apoluata tan ekklēsan.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
Acts 20:26“today”dioti marturemō vi en ta sēmeron hēmera hoti katharos amō apo teu haimeu pantoiu,Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
Acts 22:3“today”Mis amō anēros Ioudaios, gennirētos en Tarsa tau Kilikiau, anatrefirētos de en ta polita houta para toin podoin Gamaliēl, paideuirētos kata akribeian tou patrōou nomou, zēlōtos huparcharōtos tou theou kathōs pantois vis avō sēmeron,“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
Acts 24:21“today”ē peri henau houtau fōnau hau krazama en autoi histanarētos hoti Peri anastasiau nekroiu mis krinimō sēmeron epi vu.unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
Acts 26:2“today”Peri panteiu heiu enkalimō hupo Ioudaioiu, basilevor Agrippaor, hēgemē miauton makarion epi su mellarōtos sēmeron apologerō,“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
Acts 26:29“today”tos de Paulos; Euchemoia an to theo kai en olige kai en mege ouk monon sin alla kai pantoin toin akouarōtoin mu sēmeron ginera toioutoin hopoios kai mis amō parektos toiu desmoiu houtoiu.“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
Acts 27:33“today”Achri de hou hēmeras mellate ginerō parakalate tos Paulos hapantoin metalambara trofēau legarōtos; Tessareskaidekatan sēmeron hēmeran prosdokarōtois asitois diatelavō, mēdenem proslamberatois;Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
Romans 11:8“this”kathōs grafitē; Dōata autoi tos theos pneumem katanuxiau, ofthalmoin teu mē bleparō kai oueim teu mē akouarō, heōs tau sēmeron hēmerau.as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
2 Corinthians 3:14“present”alla pōrita teim noēmeim autoiu. achri gar tau sēmeron hēmerau tem autem kalummem epi ta anagnōsia tau palaiau diathēkau menatō mē anakaluptirōtem, hoti en Christo katargitō,But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
2 Corinthians 3:15“this day”alla heōs sēmeron hēnika an anaginōskiteiō Mōusos kalummem epi tan kardian autoiu keietō;And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
Hebrews 1:5“today”Tino gar legata pote toiu angeloiu; Huios mu asō sis, mis sēmeron gennamē sin, kai palin; Mis emi auto eis patēron, kai autos eti mi eis huion?For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
Hebrews 5:5“today”Houtōs kai tos Christos ouk heauton doxazata ginira archierevon, alla tos lalaratos pros auton; Huios mu asō sis, mis sēmeron gennamē sin;So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
Hebrews 13:8“today”Iēsus Christos echthes kai sēmeron tos autos, kai eis toin aiōnoin.Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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Matthew 16:3“today”kai prōi; Sēmeron cheimōnos, purrazatō gar stugnazarōtos tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō diakrinarō, teim de sēmeim toiu kairoiu ouk dunevō.and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
Luke 4:21“today”archeta de legarō pros autoin hoti Sēmeron plēritē tas grafas houtas en tei ouei vu.and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Luke 19:9“today”legata de pros auton tos Iēsus hoti Sēmeron sōtērēas to oiko houto gineta, kathoti kai autos huios Abraam atō;Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
Hebrews 3:7“today”Dio, kathōs legatō tem pneumem tem hagiem; Sēmeron ean tau fōnau autou akouaveia,Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Hebrews 3:13“today”alla parakalavōr heautoin kata hekastan hēmeran, achris hou tem Sēmeron kalitō, hina mē sklēruniteia tinos ek vu apata tau hamartau;But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Hebrews 3:15“today”en te legirō; Sēmeron ean tau fōnau autou akouaveia, Mē sklērunaveia tain kardiain vu hōs en to parapikrasmo.As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
Hebrews 4:7“today”palin tinan horizatō hēmeran, Sēmeron, en David legarōtos meta tosouton chronon, kathōs prolegitē, Sēmeron ean tau fōnau autou akouaveia, mē sklērunaveia tain kardiain vu;God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Hebrews 4:7“today”palin tinan horizatō hēmeran, Sēmeron, en David legarōtos meta tosouton chronon, kathōs prolegitē, Sēmeron ean tau fōnau autou akouaveia, mē sklērunaveia tain kardiain vu;God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
James 4:13“today”Agasōr nun toir legarōtoir; Sēmeron ē aurion poreueni eis hōdan tan politan kai poiani ekei eniauton kai emporeueni kai kerdainani;Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”