Σαδδουκαῖος G4523
Sadducee — a member of the Jewish priestly-aristocratic sect that denied resurrection and angelic spirits
Designates a member of the Sadducees, the Jewish religious-political party associated with the priestly aristocracy and the temple establishment. The name derives from Hebrew Tsadoq, the Davidic-era high priest whose descendants controlled the Jerusalem priesthood. Matthew pairs them with the Pharisees as adversaries who test Jesus (Matt 16:1; 22:23), while Acts reveals their distinctive theology: they denied the resurrection of the dead, the existence of angels, and the reality of spirits (Acts 23:8). Their 14 New Testament occurrences cluster in confrontation narratives — the baptism of John (Matt 3:7), the Leaven discourse (Matt 16:6-12), the resurrection debate (Matt 22:23-34; Mark 12:18; Luke 20:27), and the early church's conflicts with the temple authorities (Acts 4:1; 5:17; 23:6-8).
Senses
1. Sadducee (member of the priestly aristocratic sect) — A member of the Sadducees, the priestly-aristocratic Jewish party centered on the Jerusalem temple who rejected belief in resurrection, angels, and spirits (Acts 23:8). Their confrontations with Jesus focus on the resurrection question (Matt 22:23-34; Mark 12:18; Luke 20:27), and in Acts they emerge as persecutors of the early church (Acts 4:1; 5:17). Transliteration traditions are stable across languages (eng: Sadducees, spa: Saduceos, fra: Sadducéens, deu: Sadduzäer), reflecting the proper-noun character of the designation. All 14 occurrences refer to this single party without semantic variation. 14×
AR["-الصَّدوقيّينَ", "الصَّدُوقِيُّونَ", "الصَّدُوقِيِّينَ", "الصَّدُّوقِيُّونَ", "الصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ", "الصَّدّوقيّونَ", "الصَّدّوقيّينَ", "صَدُّوقِيِّينَ", "صَدّوقِيّونَ"]·ben["-যারা-অস্বীকার-করে", "সদ্দূকীদের", "সদ্দূকীরা"]·DE["Sadduzaeer", "Sadduzäer"]·EN["Saddoukaioi", "Sadducees", "of-Sadducees"]·FR["Sadducéen"]·heb["אוֹמְרִים", "הַ-", "הַ-צְדוּקִים", "צְדוּקִים"]·HI["सदूकियों", "सदूकियों-के", "सदूकियों-में-से", "सदूकियोंका", "सदूकी", "सद्दोउकैओन", "सद्दोउकैओन-ने"]·ID["Saduki", "Saduki,", "orang-Saduki", "orang-Saduki,", "orang-orang-Saduki"]·IT["Sadduceo", "sadduceo"]·jav["Saduki", "Saduki,", "tiyang-Saduki", "tiyang-Saduki,", "tiyang-Saduki.", "tiyang-Saduki?"]·KO["사두가인들-을", "사두가인들이", "사두개인들-사이에", "사두개인들-의", "사두개인들-이", "사두개인들은", "사두개인들의", "사두개인들이"]·PT["Saduceus", "saduceus", "saduceus,"]·RU["Саддукеев", "Саддукеи", "Саддукеи,", "саддукеев", "саддукеев,", "саддукеи", "саддукеи,"]·ES["Saddoukaíous", "Saddoukaîoi", "Saddoukáioi", "Saduceos", "de-saduceos", "saduceos"]·SW["Masadukayo", "wakisema", "walikusanyika", "ya-Masadukayo"]·TR["Sadukiler", "Sadukiler'in", "Sadukileri", "Sadükiler", "Sadükilerin", "Sadükîler", "Sadükîlerin"]·urd["صدوقی", "صدوقیوں", "صدوقیوں-کا", "صدوقیوں-کو"]
Matt 3:7, Matt 16:1, Matt 16:6, Matt 16:11, Matt 16:12, Matt 22:23, Matt 22:34, Mark 12:18, Luke 20:27, Acts 4:1, Acts 5:17, Acts 23:6 (+2 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Σαδδουκαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. צָדוֹק, 2Ki.15:24, al.), a Sadducee (cf. Swete, Mk., 277): Mat.3:7 16:1, 6 16:11-12 22:23-34 Mrk.12:18, Luk.20:27, Act.4:1 5:17 23:6-8.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)