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ἡμέρα G2250
G2250 is the Greek word ἡμέρα, transliterated hēméra. The King James Version most often renders it day.
What it means
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context).
Where it comes from
feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 334 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
Verses using ἡμέρα
The first 40 of 324 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 2:1 · KJV
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 3:1 · KJV
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Matthew 4:2 · KJV
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Matthew 6:34 · KJV
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 7:22 · KJV
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 9:15 · KJV
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Matthew 10:15 · KJV
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Matthew 11:12 · KJV
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Matthew 11:22 · KJV
But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Matthew 11:24 · KJV
But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Matthew 12:36 · KJV
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Matthew 12:40 · KJV
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 13:1 · KJV
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
Matthew 15:32 · KJV
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Matthew 17:1 · KJV
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Matthew 17:23 · KJV
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Matthew 20:2 · KJV
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:6 · KJV
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Matthew 20:19 · KJV
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Matthew 22:23 · KJV
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
Matthew 22:46 · KJV
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matthew 23:30 · KJV
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Matthew 24:22 · KJV
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Matthew 24:29 · KJV
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Matthew 24:36 · KJV
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:37 · KJV
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:38 · KJV
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Matthew 24:50 · KJV
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
Matthew 25:13 · KJV
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Matthew 26:2 · KJV
Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Matthew 26:29 · KJV
But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.
Matthew 26:55 · KJV
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Matthew 27:40 · KJV
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:63 · KJV
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Matthew 27:64 · KJV
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Matthew 28:20 · KJV
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mark 1:9 · KJV
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Mark 1:13 · KJV
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Mark 2:1 · KJV
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
Mark 2:20 · KJV
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Common questions
What does Strong's G2250 mean?
G2250 is the Greek word ἡμέρα (hēméra), meaning day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context).
How is G2250 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it day (169 times), days (133 times), daily (18 times), time (2 times), same day (2 times), among others.
How many times does G2250 appear in the Bible?
ἡμέρα (hēméra) is tagged in 324 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2250 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle.
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