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ὀκτώ

MainId: 003542000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ο

StrongCodes: G3638

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003542001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: adjc.

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ὀγδοήκοντα', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ὄγδοος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ὀκταήμερος', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003542001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 60.17

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Number

      LEXSubDomains: One, Two, Three, Etc. [Cardinals]

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-13 19:48:38

         DefinitionShort: cardinal number, where there are eight instances of a countable entity

         Glosses: eight

         Comments: To designate a week, the normal practice in NT times was to speak of ‘eight days,’ since in a series both the first and the last days were counted. The equivalent in many languages would be simply ‘after seven days had passed’ ({S:04200202100010}).

      LEXReferences: LUKE 2:21, LUKE 9:28, LUKE 13:16, YHN 5:5, YHN 20:26, ACTs 9:33, ACTs 25:6, 1PET 3:20