Greek a-nui · G2033
ἑπτά
heptahep-tah'
seven
86 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: heptá
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2033is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2033
seven
The King James renders it: seven.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hepta is rendered "seven". It stands 86 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Fifty-four of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
Matthew 12:45ἑπτὰ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- seven82
- the seven2
- seven —1
- seventh1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἑπτάκις | heptakis | seven times | Uses4 |
| ἑπτακισχίλιοι | heptakischilioi | seven thousand | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 86, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἑπτὰ75
- ἑπτά8
- ἑπτά.¶3
The grammar of each form
- number, same in every case86A-NUI
Matthew
nine uses
Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: Seven
Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
- ἑπτά.¶heptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seventh
In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Mark
eight uses
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: Seven
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: Seven
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: Seven
In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: the seven
Luke
six uses
There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: Seven
and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: the seven
Acts
eight uses
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
- ἑπτά.¶heptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Hebrews
one use
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Revelation
fifty-four uses
John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
- ἑπτά.¶heptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
And 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.
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven —
And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
- ἑπτάheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
- ἑπτὰheptanumber, same in every casetagged: seven
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How the numbers are counted
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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.