ἕβδομος G1442
Seventh; the ordinal number designating the position after sixth in a sequence.
The ordinal adjective for 'seventh,' derived from hepta (seven). It appears in narratives and prophetic visions where the seventh position carries special weight — the seventh hour when a nobleman's son is healed (John 4:52), the seventh day of creation rest cited in Hebrews 4:4, Enoch as the seventh from Adam (Jude 1:14), and the dramatic opening of the seventh seal bringing silence in heaven (Rev 8:1). All translation languages render it with a straightforward ordinal: Spanish 'séptimo,' French 'septième,' German 'siebte.'
Senses
1. seventh — The ordinal number 'seventh,' marking the seventh position in a counted sequence. In the NT it appears in contexts where the seventh carries thematic significance: the seventh hour of a healing miracle (John 4:52), the seventh day of God's rest from creation (Heb 4:4), Enoch's genealogical position as seventh from Adam (Jude 1:14), and the seventh seal and seventh angel in Revelation's apocalyptic sequences (Rev 8:1, 10:7, 11:15, 16:17, 21:20). Every target language renders it with its standard ordinal form — Spanish 'séptimo,' French 'septième,' German 'siebte.' 9×
amh["ሰባተኛ"]·AR["السابع", "السابِعُ", "السابِعِ", "السَّابِعَ", "السَّابِعَةِ", "السَّابِعِ", "السّابِعُ"]·ben["সপ্তম", "সপ্তম,", "সপ্তমে"]·ces["sedmý"]·dan["syvende"]·DE["der-siebte", "siebte"]·ell["έβδομος"]·EN["seventh"]·FR["septième"]·guj["સાતમા"]·hat["setyèm"]·hau["na-bakwai"]·heb["הַשְּׁבִיעִי", "שְׁבִיעִי", "שְׁבִיעִית", "שביעי"]·HI["सातवाँ", "सातवीं", "सातवीं,", "सातवें", "सातवें-के", "सातवेंने"]·hun["hetedik"]·ID["ketujuh", "ketujuh,"]·IT["ebdomen", "settimo"]·jav["kaping-pitu", "kaping-pitu,", "kapitu", "kapituk", "kapitunipun"]·JA["七番目"]·KO["일곱째", "일곱째가", "일곱째는", "일곱째에", "일곱째의", "일곱째인"]·mar["सातवा"]·mya["သတ္တမမြောက်"]·nld["zevende"]·nor["syvende"]·pnb["ستویں"]·pol["siódmy"]·PT["sétima,", "sétimo"]·ron["-al-șaptelea"]·RU["седьмого", "седьмое", "седьмой", "седьмом", "седьмую,"]·ES["séptima", "séptimo", "séptimo,"]·SW["malaika-wa-saba", "saba", "siku-ya-saba", "wa-saba", "wa-saba,", "ya-saba"]·swe["sjunde"]·tam["ஏழாவது"]·tel["ఏడవ"]·tgl["ikapito"]·TH["ที่เจ็ด"]·TR["yedide", "yedinci", "yedincinin", "yedincisini"]·ukr["сьомий"]·urd["اُسے", "ساتواں", "ساتویں", "ساتویں-نے"]·VI["thứ-bảy"]·yor["ẹni-keje"]·yue["第七"]·ZH["第七"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἕβδομος, η, ον, (ἑπτά) seventh, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἡ ἑβδόμη the seventh day, Refs 5th c.BC+; sabbath, NT+1st c.AD+ __2 ={ἑπτά}, ἑβδόμαις πύλαις Refs 4th c.BC+ __3 ἕβδομα, τά, seven years' work, LXX