Strong's G2250
ἡμέρα(hēméra)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
day, 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)
Derivation
feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, ἡμέρα is translated as: age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.