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Sadducee

ΣαδδουκαῖοςStrong’s G4523

Saddoukaios

Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament

In short

Saddoukaios is the Greek word usually translated “sadducees”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.

“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”
Matthew 3:7 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “sadducees”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • sadducees 13
  • of sadducees 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 7
  • Acts 5
  • Mark 1
  • Luke 1

4 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

Σαδδουκαῖος Saddoukaios · Sadducee

Σαδδουκαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. צָדוֹק, 2Ki.15:24, al.), a Sadducee (cf. Swete, Mk., 277): Mat.3:7 16:1, 6 16:11-12 22:23-34 Mrk.12:18, Luk.20:27, Act.4:1 5:17 23:6-8.† (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.