Eighth
ὄγδοοςStrong’s G3590ogdoos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ogdoos is the Greek word usually translated “eighth” and “one of eight”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;”
Meaning
Usually translated “eighth” and “one of eight”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- eighth 3
- one of eight 1
- an eighth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 2 Peter 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 1:59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- Acts 7:8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
- Revelation 17:11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
- Revelation 21:20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Greek dictionary
ὄγδοος ogdoos · eighth
ὄγδοος, -η, -ον the eighth. Luk.1:59, Act.7:3" (LXX), Rev.17:11 21:20; one of eight, with seven others (usually, in this sense, with αὐτός added, but cf. Plat., Legg., iii, 695 with; Plut., Pelop., 13; 2Ma.5:27): 2Pe.2:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eighth” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EIGHTH, adjective
aitth. Noting the number eight; the number next after seven; the ordinal of eight.
All definitions and other forms of “eighth”
EIGHTH, noun
In music, an interval composed of five tones and two semitones.
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.