noun · feminine
stigmas
Greekστιγμή (stigmē)
Strong’sG4743
a point of time, an instant
stem stigm-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στιγμή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< στίζω, to prick), [in LXX: Is 29:5 (פֶּתַע), II Mac 9:11 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4743 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstig-may'
a point of time, i.e. an instant
Fromfeminine of G4742;
King Jamesmoment.
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 nominative | stigmas | stigmais |
| object accusative | stigman | stigmain |
| direct address vocative | stigmar | stigmair |
| of, belonging to genitive | stigmau | stigmaiu |
| to, for dative | stigma1×στιγμῇ | stigmai |
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
stigma 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
stigma“moment”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 4:5“moment”Kai anagaratos auton deiknuata auto pantain tain basileiain tau oikoumenau en stigma chronou;Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.