Eighth day
ὀκταήμεροςStrong’s G3637oktaēmeros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Oktaēmeros is the Greek word usually translated “on eighth day”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;”
Meaning
Usually translated “on eighth day”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- on eighth day 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Philippians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὀκταήμερος oktaēmeros · eighth day
ὀκταήμερος, -ον (ὀκτώ, ἡμέρα), of the eighth day, eight days old: with dative ref., περιτομῇ., Php.3:5 (words of this class denote duration, cf. τεταρταῖος).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.