Word Study · Strong's G5610 · Greek
ὥρα
hora
ho'-rah
Strong's 1890 spelling: hṓra
“an "hour" (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
day, hour, instant, season, X short, (even-)tide, (high) time.
- 106occurrencesin the New Testament
- 13 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 106 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- ὥρα28
- ὥρᾳ25
- ὥραν20
- ὥρας20
- ὥρα,2
- ὥρᾳ,2
- ὥρα·2
- ὥρα.1
- ὥρᾳ.1
- ὧραί1
- ὥραν,1
- ὥραν;1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 15
- hour65
- an hour12
- [the] hour8
- hour,5
- hours3
- [The] hour2
- hour;2
- hour.2
- a season1
- a time,1
- at hour1
- hour?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular33
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular28
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular22
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular20
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSF · 33
- N-DSF · 28
- N-ASF · 22
- N-GSF · 20
- N-APF · 1
- N-GPF · 1
- N-NPF · 1
All 106, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew21 occurrences
- Matthew 8:13ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.here: hour
- Matthew 9:22ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularJesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.here: hour
- Matthew 10:19ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.here: hour
- Matthew 14:15ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhen evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”here: time
- Matthew 15:28ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.here: hour
- Matthew 17:18ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.here: hour
- Matthew 18:1ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”here: hour
- Matthew 20:3ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAbout the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.here: hour
- Matthew 20:5ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.here: hour
- Matthew 20:9ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThe workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.here: hour
- Matthew 20:12ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’here: hour
- Matthew 24:36ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.here: hour
- Matthew 24:44ὥρᾳ,hōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.here: hour,
- Matthew 24:50ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThe master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.here: an hour
- Matthew 25:13ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.here: hour
- Matthew 26:40ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.here: hour
- Matthew 26:45ὥρα,hōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThen He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.here: hour,
- Matthew 26:55ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.here: hour
- Matthew 27:45ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFrom the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.here: hour
- Matthew 27:45ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFrom the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.here: [the] hour
- Matthew 27:46ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAbout the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”here: hour
Mark12 occurrences
- Mark 6:35ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBy now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.here: when the hour
- Mark 6:35ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBy now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.here: an hour
- Mark 11:11ὥρας,hōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.here: hour,
- Mark 13:11ὥρᾳ,hōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.here: hour,
- Mark 13:32ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.here: hour
- Mark 14:35ὥρα.hōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularGoing a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.here: hour.
- Mark 14:37ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?here: hour
- Mark 14:41ὥρα·hōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhen Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.here: hour;
- Mark 15:25ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularIt was the third hour when they crucified Him.here: [the] hour
- Mark 15:33ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFrom the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.here: [the] hour
- Mark 15:33ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFrom the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.here: [the] hour
- Mark 15:34ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”here: hour
Luke17 occurrences
- Luke 1:10ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.here: hour
- Luke 2:38ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularComing forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.here: hour
- Luke 7:21ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.here: hour
- Luke 10:21ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.here: hour
- Luke 12:12ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”here: hour
- Luke 12:39ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.here: hour
- Luke 12:40ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularYou also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”here: hour
- Luke 12:46ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThe master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.here: an hour
- Luke 13:31ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”here: hour
- Luke 14:17ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhen it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’here: hour
- Luke 20:19ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhen the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.here: hour
- Luke 22:14ὥρα,hōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhen the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.here: hour,
- Luke 22:53ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularEvery day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”here: hour
- Luke 22:59ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAbout an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”here: hour
- Luke 23:44ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularIt was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.here: [the] hour
- Luke 23:44ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIt was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.here: [the] hour
- Luke 24:33ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered togetherhere: hour
John26 occurrences
- John 1:39ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.here: [The] hour
- John 2:4ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”here: hour
- John 4:6ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSince Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.here: [The] hour
- John 4:21ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.here: an hour
- John 4:23ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.here: an hour
- John 4:52ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”here: hour
- John 4:52ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”here: at hour
- John 4:53ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.here: hour
- John 5:25ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularTruly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.here: an hour
- John 5:28ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularDo not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voicehere: an hour
- John 5:35ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularJohn was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.here: a season
- John 7:30ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSo they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.here: hour
- John 8:20ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularHe spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.here: hour
- John 11:9ὧραίhōrainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralJesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.here: hours
- John 12:23ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.here: hour
- John 12:27ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNow My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.here: hour
- John 12:27ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.here: hour
- John 13:1ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularIt was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.here: hour
- John 16:2ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThey will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.here: an hour
- John 16:4ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.here: hour
- John 16:21ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularA woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.here: hour
- John 16:25ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularI have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.here: an hour
- John 16:32ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.here: an hour
- John 17:1ὥρα·hōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhen Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.here: hour;
- John 19:14ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularIt was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”here: [the] hour
- John 19:27ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.here: hour
Acts11 occurrences
- Acts 2:15ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThese men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!here: [the] hour
- Acts 3:1ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOne afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.here: hour
- Acts 5:7ὡρῶνhōrōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralAbout three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.here: hours
- Acts 10:3ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOne day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”here: hour
- Acts 10:9ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThe next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.here: hour
- Acts 10:30ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularCornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before mehere: hour
- Acts 16:18ὥρᾳ.hōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularShe continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.here: hour.
- Acts 16:33ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAt that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.here: hour
- Acts 19:34ὥραςhōrasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralBut when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”here: hours
- Acts 22:13ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularcame and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.here: hour
- Acts 23:23ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.here: hour
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 4:11ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularTo this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.here: hour
- 1 Corinthians 15:30ὥραν;hōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd why do we endanger ourselves every hour?here: hour?
Galatians1 occurrence
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 John2 occurrences
- 1 John 2:18ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularChildren, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.here: hour
- 1 John 2:18ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularChildren, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.here: hour
Revelation10 occurrences
- Revelation 3:3ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularRemember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.here: hour
- Revelation 3:10ὥραςhōrasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBecause you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.here: hour
- Revelation 9:15ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.here: hour
- Revelation 11:13ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.here: hour
- Revelation 14:7ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”here: hour
- Revelation 14:15ὥραhōranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThen another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”here: hour
- Revelation 17:12ὥρανhōrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThe ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.here: hour
- Revelation 18:10ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularIn fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”here: hour
- Revelation 18:17ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distancehere: hour
- Revelation 18:19ὥρᾳhōranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”here: hour