ὀκτώ G3638
Eight — the cardinal numeral 8, used in temporal expressions (days, years, persons)
The indeclinable numeral okto (ὀκτώ) simply means 'eight.' Its ten NT occurrences cluster in temporal phrases: Jesus was circumcised 'when eight days were fulfilled' (Luke 2:21), the Transfiguration came 'about eight days after these sayings' (Luke 9:28), and a woman was bound by infirmity 'eighteen years' (literally 'ten and eight,' Luke 13:11,16). The numeral also counts persons — 'eight souls' saved through water in Noah's ark (1 Pet 3:20; 2 Pet 2:5) and the eighteen killed by the tower of Siloam (Luke 13:4). Translations are uniformly transparent: Spanish 'ocho,' French 'huit,' German 'acht,' Arabic 'thamaniya,' Hindi 'aath,' Korean 'yeodeol.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — The cardinal number eight, used in counting days (Luke 2:21, circumcision on the eighth day; Luke 9:28, about eight days later; John 20:26, after eight days), years (Luke 13:11,16, bound for eighteen years), persons (1 Pet 3:20; 2 Pet 2:5, eight souls in the ark), and casualties (Luke 13:4, the eighteen on whom the tower fell). All languages render it with their standard numeral: Spanish 'ocho,' German 'acht,' French 'huit,' Arabic 'thamaniya,' Swahili 'nane,' Korean 'yeodeol.' No semantic variation across contexts. 10×
AR["ثَمانِيَةٍ", "ثَمانِيَةُ", "ثَمَانٍ", "ثَمَانِيَ", "ثَمَانِيَةٌ", "ثَمَانِيَةٍ", "ثَمَانِيَةَ", "عَشَرَ"]·ben["আট", "জন", "ধরে"]·DE["acht"]·EN["eight"]·FR["huit", "olive"]·heb["עֶשְׂרֵה", "עָשָׂר", "שְׁמֹנָה", "שְׁמוֹנֶה", "שְׁמוֹנָה"]·HI["-", "आठ"]·ID["belas", "delapan"]·IT["otto"]·jav["wolu", "wolulas"]·KO["여덟"]·PT["oito"]·RU["-", "восемь", "восьми"]·ES["ocho"]·SW["minane", "nane"]·TR["sekiz", "sekiz,"]·urd["آٹھ", "رکھنے-والا"]
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
ὀκτώ, Boeotian dialect ὀκτό Refs 3rd c.BC+, Heraclean hοκτώ Refs, Elean ὀπτώ Refs 5th c.BC+:— indeclinable, eight, Refs 8th c.BC+ H. (Cf. Sanskrit a[snull][tnull]ā´ a[snull][tnull]áu, Latin octo, Gothic ahtau, etc.)