UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ὀκταήμερος; -ον

Constructions: ὀκταήμερος; ὀκτώ; ἡμέρα

Sense 1: on the eighth day

Semantic entry: 67.182

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Definite Units of Time: Year, Month, Week, Day, Hour

Definition: pertaining to taking place on the eighth in a series of days

Notes: Since in NT times the counting of days involved numbering both the first and the last day in a series, ὀκταήμερος may be rendered as ‘a week later’ or ‘seven days later.’ Compare ἡμέραι ὀκτώ ‘eight days’ (RV LUK 2:21 · LV LUK 2:21 · Read together LUK 2:21) as being equivalent to one week; see discussion at 60.17: ὀκτώ.

PHP 3:5: RV PHP 3:5 · LV PHP 3:5 · Read together PHP 3:5

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OET-RV PHP 3:5

5 I was circumcised as a baby on the eighth day, I’m a descendent of Yisrael (Israel) from the tribe of Benyamin, I’m more ‘Hebrew’ than most Ivrim (Hebrews), obeyed the law as member of the Farisaios party,

OET-LV PHP 3:5

5 in _circumcision the_eight _day of the_descent of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) of_the_tribe of _Beniamin/(Binyāmīn), a_Hebraios of Hebraios, according _to the_law a_Farisaios_party _member,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὀκταήμερος

Form 1

Sense 1: on the eighth day