Seven
ἑπτάStrong’s G2033hepta
Appears in 62 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hepta is the Greek word usually translated “seven” and “seventh”. It appears in 62 verses of the New Testament.
“Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”
Meaning
Usually translated “seven” and “seventh”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- seven 83
- the seven 2
- seventh 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 30
- Matthew 9
- Mark 8
- Acts 8
- Luke 6
- Hebrews 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 15:34And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
- Matthew 15:36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
- Matthew 15:37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
- Matthew 16:10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
- Matthew 18:22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- Matthew 22:25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
All 62 verses, by book
- Hebrews 1
- 11:30
Greek dictionary
ἑπτά hepta · seven
ἐπτά, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl., seven: Mat.12:45 18:22 (cf. ἑβδομηκοντάκις), Mrk.8:5, al.; οἱ ἐ, Act.21:8 (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “seven” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SEVEN, adjective
sev'n [L. septem.] Four and three; one more than six or less than eight. Seven days constitute a week. We read in Scripture of seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine, seven trumpets, seven seals, seven vials, etc.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.