Word Study · Strong's G4521 · Greek
σάββατον
sabbaton
sab'-bat-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: sábbaton
“the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
Rendered in the KJV as
sabbath (day), week.
- 68occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 68 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- σαββάτῳ11
- σάββασιν10
- σάββατον10
- σαββάτων10
- σαββάτου6
- σάββασιν.2
- σάββατον,2
- σαββάτου,2
- σαββάτου.¶2
- σαββάτῳ.¶2
- προσάββατον,1
- σάββασιν;1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 21
- Sabbath25
- Sabbaths13
- Sabbath.4
- week4
- of [the] week2
- Sabbath —2
- Sabbath,2
- Sabbath?2
- Sabbaths.2
- [the] Sabbath1
- [the] Sabbath?1
- [the] Sabbath.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular16
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural13
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular12
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural11
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular9
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
- PREP + G4521=N-ASN1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DSN · 16
- N-DPN · 13
- N-GSN · 12
- N-GPN · 11
- N-ASN · 9
- N-NSN · 4
- N-APN · 1
- N-NSN-T · 1
- PREP + G4521=N-ASN · 1
All 68, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew11 occurrences
- Matthew 12:1σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralAt that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.here: Sabbaths
- Matthew 12:2σαββάτῳ.¶sabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularWhen the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”here: Sabbath.
- Matthew 12:5σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralOr haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?here: Sabbath
- Matthew 12:5σάββατονsabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularOr haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?here: Sabbath
- Matthew 12:8σαββάτουsabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularFor the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”here: Sabbath
- Matthew 12:10σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraland a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”here: Sabbaths
- Matthew 12:11σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralHe replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?here: Sabbaths
- Matthew 12:12σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralHow much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”here: Sabbaths
- Matthew 24:20σαββάτῳ.sabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularPray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.here: on a Sabbath.
- Matthew 28:1σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAfter the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.here: of [the] Sabbaths
- Matthew 28:1σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAfter the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.here: of [the] week
Mark12 occurrences
- Mark 1:21σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralThen Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.here: Sabbaths
- Mark 2:23σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralOne Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.here: Sabbaths
- Mark 2:24σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralSo the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”here: Sabbaths
- Mark 2:27σάββατονsabbatonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularThen Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.here: Sabbath
- Mark 2:27σάββατον.sabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.here: Sabbath.
- Mark 2:28σαββάτου.¶sabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularTherefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”here: Sabbath.
- Mark 3:2σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralIn order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.here: Sabbaths
- Mark 3:4σάββασινsabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralAnd He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.here: Sabbaths
- Mark 6:2σαββάτουsabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularWhen the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?here: [the] Sabbath
- Mark 15:42προσάββατον,prosabbatonPREP + G4521=N-ASNNow it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),here: before Sabbath
- Mark 16:1σαββάτουsabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularWhen the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.here: Sabbath
- Mark 16:2σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralVery early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.here: week
Luke20 occurrences
- Luke 4:16σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralThen Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,here: Sabbaths
- Luke 4:31σάββασιν.sabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralThen He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.here: Sabbaths.
- Luke 6:1σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularOne Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.here: a Sabbath
- Luke 6:2σάββασιν;sabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralBut some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”here: Sabbaths?
- Luke 6:5σαββάτουsabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”here: Sabbath
- Luke 6:6σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularOn another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.here: Sabbath
- Luke 6:7σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularLooking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.here: Sabbath
- Luke 6:9σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularThen Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”here: Sabbath
- Luke 13:10σάββασιν.sabbasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralOne Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,here: Sabbaths.
- Luke 13:14σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularBut the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”here: Sabbath
- Luke 13:14σαββάτου.¶sabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularBut the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”here: Sabbath.
- Luke 13:15σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?here: Sabbath
- Luke 13:16σαββάτου;¶sabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”here: Sabbath?
- Luke 14:1σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularOne Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.here: on a Sabbath
- Luke 14:3σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularSo Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”here: Sabbath
- Luke 14:5σαββάτου;sabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”here: Sabbath?
- Luke 18:12σαββάτου,sabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularI fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’here: week,
- Luke 23:54σάββατονsabbatonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularIt was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.here: Sabbath
- Luke 23:56σάββατονsabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.here: Sabbath
- Luke 24:1σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralOn the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.here: week
John13 occurrences
- John 5:9σάββατονsabbatonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularImmediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,here: Sabbath
- John 5:10σάββατόνsabbatonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularso the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”here: Sabbath
- John 5:16σαββάτῳ.¶sabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularNow because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.here: [the] Sabbath.
- John 5:18σάββατον,sabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBecause of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.here: Sabbath,
- John 7:22σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularBut because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)here: Sabbath
- John 7:23σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularIf a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?here: Sabbath
- John 7:23σαββάτῳ;sabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularIf a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?here: [the] Sabbath?
- John 9:14σάββατονsabbatonnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularNow the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.here: Sabbath
- John 9:16σάββατονsabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBecause of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.here: Sabbath
- John 19:31σαββάτῳ,sabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularIt was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.here: Sabbath —
- John 19:31σαββάτου,sabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularIt was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.here: Sabbath —
- John 20:1σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralEarly on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.here: week
- John 20:19σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralIt was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.here: of [the] week
Acts10 occurrences
- Acts 1:12σαββάτουsabbatounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.here: a Sabbath day’s
- Acts 13:14σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAnd from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.here: Sabbaths
- Acts 13:27σάββατονsabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.here: Sabbath
- Acts 13:42σάββατονsabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAs Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.here: Sabbath
- Acts 13:44σαββάτῳsabbatōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularOn the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.here: Sabbath
- Acts 15:21σάββατονsabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularFor Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”here: Sabbath
- Acts 16:13σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralOn the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.here: Sabbaths
- Acts 17:2σάββαταsabbatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralAs was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,here: Sabbaths
- Acts 18:4σάββατον,sabbatonnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularEvery Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.here: Sabbath,
- Acts 20:7σαββάτωνsabbatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralOn the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.here: week