ἕξ G1803
six — the cardinal number between five and seven
Hex is the indeclinable Greek cardinal number six, appearing 13 times in the New Testament. Its occurrences span narrative and apocalyptic contexts alike: the six stone water jars at Cana (John 2:6), the sixth hour as a time marker (John 4:6), the six days before Passover (John 12:1), and the six-month pregnancy of Elizabeth (Luke 1:26, 36). In the Transfiguration accounts, 'after six days' frames the theophany on the mountain (Matt 17:1, Mark 9:2). James invokes the three and a half years (or 'six months' variant) of Elijah's drought (Jas 5:17). The numeral is straightforwardly rendered across all target languages: Spanish 'seis,' French 'six,' German 'sechs.'
Senses
1. six — The cardinal number six, used for counting days, months, objects, and other quantities. Marks temporal intervals such as the six days before the Transfiguration (Matt 17:1, Mark 9:2), the six months of Elizabeth's pregnancy (Luke 1:26, 36), and the sixth hour of the day (John 4:6). Also counts concrete objects like the six water jars at Cana (John 2:6). All 13 occurrences express straightforward numerical value with no figurative or symbolic extension beyond their narrative contexts. An ancient Indo-European numeral cognate with Latin sex, Sanskrit sas, and Welsh chwech. 13×
AR["سِتَّ", "سِتَّةً", "سِتَّةٌ", "سِتَّةٍ", "سِتَّةَ", "سِتَّةُ", "سِتَّةِ"]·ben["ছয়", "ছয়জন", "ছয়টি", "ছয়টি;"]·DE["sechs"]·EN["Six", "six"]·FR["six"]·heb["וָשֵׁשׁ", "שִׁשָּׁה", "שֵׁשֶׁת", "שֵׁשׁ"]·HI["छः", "छः।", "छह", "छह,", "छह;", "छह।", "छे"]·ID["Enam", "enam", "enam,", "enam.", "enam;"]·IT["sei"]·jav["Nem", "enem", "enem,", "enem.", "nem", "nem,", "nem.", "nenem", "nenem,"]·KO["여섯", "여섯.", "육"]·PT["Seis", "e-seis.", "seis", "seis,"]·RU["Шесть", "шести", "шесть", "шесть,", "шесть.", "шесть;"]·ES["Seis", "seis", "y-seis"]·SW["Sita", "na-sita", "sita", "sita;"]·TR["Altı", "altı", "etrafında"]·urd["چھ", "چھ-", "چھہ", "چھہ،", "چھے", "چھ۔"]
Matt 17:1, Mark 9:2, Luke 4:25, Luke 13:14, John 2:6, John 2:20, John 12:1, Acts 11:12, Acts 18:11, Acts 27:37, Jas 5:17, Rev 4:8 (+1 more)
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
ἕξ, οἱ, αἱ, τά, indeclinable, six, Refs 8th c.BC+; ϝέξ Refs; compare ἕκπους. __2 ἕξ, τό, the six in ἀστράγαλοι used as dice, ={Κῷον}, Refs 2nd c.AD+. (Cf. Sanskrit [snull]á[tnull]. Avest. xšvaš, Latin sex, Welsh chwech, etc.)