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ἑπτά

Seven

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ἑπτά G2033
Pronunciation heptá

What does ἑπτά (heptá) mean in the Bible?

ἑπτά (heptá) is a Greek word meaning "seven". ἐπτά, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl.

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Meaning

seven
Extended definition

Literal numeral seven; in NT often carries symbolic theological weight signifying completeness or perfection.

indecl., seven: Mat.12:45 18:22 (cf. ἑβδομηκοντάκις), Mrk.8:5, al.; οἱ ἐ, Act.21:8

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:25 · Mark 12:20 · Mark 12:22 · Mark 12:23 · Luke 20:29 · Luke 20:31 · Luke 20:33 · Acts 19:14 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 8:6 · Rev 15:6 · Rev 17:9 12×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 21:27 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 8:2 · Rev 10:3 · Rev 10:4 · Rev 11:13 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 17:9 11×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 8:2 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 17:9 4×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:26 · Matt 22:28 · Acts 21:8 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 17:11 · Rev 21:9 8×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rev 1:20 · Rev 2:1 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 21:9 4×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 18:22 · Rev 1:4 2×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Rev 1:4 · Rev 1:11 · Rev 5:1 3×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rev 15:7 · Rev 16:1 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 15:37 · Mark 8:8 · Mark 8:20 · Acts 20:6 · Acts 21:4 · Acts 28:14 · Heb 11:30 · Rev 1:12 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 5:5 · Rev 8:6 · Rev 12:3 · Rev 13:1 · Rev 15:1 · Rev 15:6 · Rev 15:7 21×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:34 · Matt 15:36 · Matt 16:10 · Mark 8:5 · Mark 8:6 · Mark 8:20 · Acts 6:3 · Rev 1:16 · Rev 2:1 · Rev 3:1 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 8:2 · Rev 15:1 13×
88 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Mark 8:1–10 ἑπτά heptá
seven
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

δαιμόνιον · ἑπτά G1140, G2033
seven demons
ἑβδομηκοντάκις · ἑπτά G1441, G2033
seventy-seven times or seventy times seven
ἑπτά · ἕτερος · πνεῦμα G2033, G2087, G4151
seven other spirits
ἑπτά · πνεῦμα · θεός G2033, G4151, G2316
seven spirits of God, fullness of the Spirit
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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