σάββατονsábbaton
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
Greek (New Testament) · G4521
Meanings
1. the seventh day of the week, the sabbath
(a) the sing. form -ον, τὸ σ.: Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:27, Luke 6:5, and elsewhere; ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ σ. (in LXX, Exodus 20:8, and elsewhere, usually τῶν σ., see below), Luke 13:16, Luke 14:5; ὁδὸς σαββάτου, Acts 1:12 (cf. Matthew 24:20); dative, of time (τῷ) σ., Luke 6:9, Luke 14:1; ἐν (τῷ) σ., Matthew 12:2, Luke 6:7, John 5:16, and elsewhere; accusative, of duration, τὸ σ., Luke 23:56; κατὰ πᾶν σ., Acts 13:27, Acts 15:21, Acts 18:4; plural, σ. τρία, Acts 17:2 R, text (but see below)
(b) as most frequently in LXX the plural form, τὰ σ. (see above on the Aram. form. There is also an analogy in the names of other festivals, τ. ἐγκαίνια, ἄζυμα, etc.): Matthew 28:1, Colossians 2:16; ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν σ. (Exodus 20:8, and elsewhere), Luke 4:16, Acts 13:14, Acts 16:13; dative plural (in LXX -τοις, but 1 Maccabees 2:38 as in NT) by metaplasmus (Bl., § 9, 3), σάββασι, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 12:10-12, Mark 1:21, Mark 2:23, Mark 3:2, Mark 3:4, Luke 4:31, Luke 6:2.
2. seven days, a week
(a) the sing. form: πρώτη σαββάτσυ, Mark 16:9; δὶς τοῦ σ. (Bl., § 35, 4; 36, 13), Luke 18:12; κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου, 1 Corinthians 16:2; plural, σ. τρία, Acts 17:2 R, margin (but see above)
(b) the plural form: ἡ μία τῶν σ., Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1, John 20:19, Acts 20:7
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 67 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:1 At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them.
- Matthew 12:2 But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath.”
- Matthew 12:5 And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?
- Matthew 12:8 For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
- Matthew 12:10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)
- Matthew 12:11 And he answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would.
See every passage
- Matthew 12:1, 12:2, 12:5, 12:8, 12:10, 12:11, 12:12, 24:20, 28:1
- Mark 1:21, 2:23, 2:24, 2:27, 2:28, 3:2, 3:4, 6:2, 16:1, 16:2
- Luke 4:16, 4:31, 6:1, 6:2, 6:5, 6:6, 6:7, 6:9, 13:10, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 14:1, 14:3, 14:5, 18:12, 23:54, 23:56, 24:1
- John 5:9, 5:10, 5:16, 5:18, 7:22, 7:23, 9:14, 9:16, 19:31, 20:1, 20:19
- Acts 1:12, 13:14, 13:27, 13:42, 13:44, 15:21, 16:13, 17:2, 18:4, 20:7
- 1 Corinthians 16:2
- Colossians 2:16
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.