ὥραhṓra
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G5610
Meanings
1. any time or period fixed by nature, especially a season.
2. A part of the day, and especially a twelfth part of day or night, an hour: Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32, Acts 10:3, and elsewhere; accus. in ans. to "when"?, John 4:52, Acts 10:3, Acts 10:30, 1 Corinthians 15:30, Revelation 3:3; accusative of duration, Matthew 20:12, Matthew 26:40, Mark 14:37; inexactly, πρὸς ὥραν, for a season, for a time, John 5:35, 2 Corinthians 7:8, Galatians 2:5; πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας, for a short season (ICC, in l.), 1 Thessalonians 2:17.
3. A definite point of time, time, hour: Matthew 26:45; with genitive of thing, Luke 1:10, Luke 14:17, Revelation 3:10, and elsewhere; with genitive of person, Luke 22:53, John 2:4, John 7:30, and elsewhere; ἡ ἄρτι ὥρα, 1 Corinthians 4:11; ἐσχάτη ὥ., 1 John 2:18; followed by ὅτε, John 4:21, John 4:23, John 5:25, John 16:25; ἵνα, John 12:23, and elsewhere; with accusative et infinitive, Romans 13:11.
Same root
- ἡμιώριονhēmiṓrion · G2256a half-hour
- ὀπώραopṓra · G3703properly, even-tide of the (summer) season (dog-days), i.e. (by implication) ripe fruit
- ἑσπέραhespéra · G2073
- ἐξαυτῆςexautēs · G1824from that hour, i.e. instantly
- ἡμέραhēméra · G2250day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
- ὡραῖοςhōraîos · G5611belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively))
Where it appears
Appears 106 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.
- Matthew 9:22 Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that moment.
- Matthew 10:19 When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time.
- Matthew 14:15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
- Matthew 15:28 “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.
- Matthew 17:18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.
See every passage
- Matthew 8:13, 9:22, 10:19, 14:15, 15:28, 17:18, 18:1, 20:3, 20:5, 20:9, 20:12, 24:36, 24:44, 24:50, 25:13, 26:40, 26:45, 26:55, 27:45, 27:46
- Mark 6:35, 11:11, 13:11, 13:32, 14:35, 14:37, 14:41, 15:25, 15:33, 15:34
- Luke 1:10, 2:38, 7:21, 10:21, 12:12, 12:39, 12:40, 12:46, 13:31, 14:17, 20:19, 22:14, 22:53, 22:59, 23:44, 24:33
- John 1:39, 2:4, 4:6, 4:21, 4:23, 4:52, 4:53, 5:25, 5:28, 5:35, 7:30, 8:20, 11:9, 12:23, 12:27, 13:1, 16:2, 16:4, 16:21, 16:25, 16:32, 17:1, 19:14, 19:27
- Acts 2:15, 3:1, 5:7, 10:3, 10:9, 10:30, 16:18, 16:33, 19:34, 22:13, 23:23
- Romans 13:11
- 1 Corinthians 4:11, 15:30
- 2 Corinthians 7:8
- Galatians 2:5
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17
- Philemon 1:15
- 1 John 2:18
- Revelation 3:3, 3:10, 9:15, 11:13, 14:7, 14:15, 17:12, 18:10, 18:17, 18:19
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.