ὧραί
hṓra
hours
Basic sense: a fixed period or division of time; specifically, a particular moment or interval such as an 'hour.' The word is used to indicate a measurable unit of time, a 'season' or opportune moment, or a decisive point (a critical or appointed time for an event or action to occur). In some contexts it simply refers to 'hour,' as one of twelve divisions of the daylight in Hellenistic reckoning; in others, the sense expands to a more general term for 'time' or 'season.' Occasionally, it denotes a 'moment' of significance, a period associated with destiny, appointment, or fate.
John 11:9 · Word #5
Lexicon G5610
| Lemma | ὥρα |
| Transliteration | hṓra |
| Strong's | G5610 |
| Definition | Basic sense: a fixed period or division of time; specifically, a particular moment or interval such as an 'hour.' The word is used to indicate a measurable unit of time, a 'season' or opportune moment, or a decisive point (a critical or appointed time for an event or action to occur). In some contexts it simply refers to 'hour,' as one of twelve divisions of the daylight in Hellenistic reckoning; in others, the sense expands to a more general term for 'time' or 'season.' Occasionally, it denotes a 'moment' of significance, a period associated with destiny, appointment, or fate. |
Morphology N NOM F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | hours |
| Literal | hours |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὥρα |
| Strong's | G5610 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5610-02
seasons
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NFP); functioning as a subject or predicate nominative, referring to multiple periods of time. |
| Rendering Rationale | The plural nominative form denotes multiple fixed or defined periods of time. "Seasons" preserves the root sense of distinct, measured periods without restricting the meaning to clock-hours alone. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
hours
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'seasons' to 'hours' because the context refers to the division of the day (twelve hours), not seasons. SILEX definition supports this and 'hours' is the standard meaning here. |