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ἕξ

héx

G1803 determiner

SILEX Entry

Definition

The cardinal number six; refers to a count or quantity of six units. Used numerically to describe groups, objects, or time intervals consisting of six. In some contexts, may be part of compound expressions (e.g., sixth, sixty).

Semantic Range

the number six, six units of quantity, groups of six, intervals of six (e.g., six days, six years)

Root / Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs, with cognates in other ancient Indo-European languages such as Latin 'sex' and Sanskrit 'ṣaṣ'. The Greek spelling is ἕξ.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical and Koine Greek, ἕξ was consistently used for the number six, without additional connotations. It appears in the Septuagint and New Testament exclusively as a cardinal number, including in numerical lists, time designations (e.g. 'six days'), and quantitative descriptions (e.g. possessions, measurements). The numeral form (ϛʹ or ςʹ) was also used in manuscripts. There is no theological or symbolic significance attached to ἕξ itself in Greek sources of this period; meanings beyond 'six' are contextually supplied rather than lexical. Standard English translations accurately render ἕξ as 'six.' Greek compounds with ἕξ (e.g., ἕκτος for 'sixth') occur elsewhere but are different lexical entries.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primary numeral; six:--six.

Root Family

ἑξ- (héx) — six (cardinal number), to count six, to be six in number

Root ἑξ- six (cardinal number), to count six, to be six in number
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1835 ἑξήκοντα sixty

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1803-01 ἓξ ex DET ACC F PL six out of six 13

Occurrences in Scripture

13 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1803-01 Matthew 17:1 ἓξ ex DET ACC F PL six out of six
G1803-01 Mark 9:2 ἓξ ex DET ACC F PL six out of six
G1803-01 Luke 4:25 ἕξ ex DET ACC M PL six out of six
G1803-01 Luke 13:14 ἓξ ex DET NOM F PL six out of six
G1803-01 John 2:6 ἓξ ex DET NOM F PL six out of six
G1803-01 John 2:20 ἓξ ex DET DAT N PL six out of six
G1803-01 John 12:1 ἓξ ex DET GEN F PL six out of six
G1803-01 Acts 11:12 ἓξ ex DET NOM M PL six out of six
G1803-01 Acts 18:11 ἓξ ex DET ACC M PL six out of six
G1803-01 Acts 27:37 ἕξ ex ADJ.S NOM F PL six out of six
G1803-01 James 5:17 ἕξ ex DET ACC M PL six out of six
G1803-01 Revelation 4:8 ἕξ ex DET ACC F PL six out of six
G1803-01 Revelation 13:18 ἕξ ex ADJ.P NOM M PL six out of six
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