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ὡσεὶ ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ

As if · day · "eight"

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ὡσεί G5616 as if
Pronunciation hōseí
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ἡμέρα G2250 day
Pronunciation hēméra
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ὀκτώ G3638 "eight"
Pronunciation oktṓ
Numeric value marking significant periods or completions in biblical narrative, often eighth-day covenant observances.
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What does ὡσεὶ ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ (hōsei hēmerai oktō) mean in the Bible?

ὡσεί · ἡμέρα · ὀκτώ is a Greek word meaning "about eight days".

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Meaning

about eight days
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 14:21 · Luke 3:23 · Luke 9:14 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 22:41 · Luke 22:59 · Luke 23:44 · Acts 2:41 · Acts 10:3 · Acts 19:7 11×
Matt 3:16 · Matt 9:36 · Mark 9:26 · Luke 22:44 · Luke 24:11 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 6:15 · Rom 6:13 · Heb 1:12 9×
20 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

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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