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σάββατον G4521

G4521 is the Greek word σάββατον, transliterated sábbaton. The King James Version most often renders it sabbath.

Word: σάββατονTransliteration: sábbatonLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 47 verses

What it means

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.

Where it comes from

of Hebrew origin (H07676).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 51 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sabbath 20×sabbath day 18×day of the week 8×sabbath days 4×week 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: sabbath (day), week.

Verses using σάββατον

The first 40 of 47 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 12:1 · KJV

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

Matthew 12:5 · KJV

Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Matthew 12:10 · KJV

And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

Matthew 12:11 · KJV

And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

Matthew 28:1 · KJV

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

Mark 1:21 · KJV

And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

Mark 2:23 · KJV

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

Mark 2:24 · KJV

And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

Mark 2:27 · KJV

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Mark 3:2 · KJV

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Mark 3:4 · KJV

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Mark 6:2 · KJV

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Mark 16:1 · KJV

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Mark 16:2 · KJV

And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

Mark 16:9 · KJV

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

Luke 4:16 · KJV

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

Luke 6:1 · KJV

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

Luke 6:6 · KJV

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

Luke 6:7 · KJV

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

Luke 6:9 · KJV

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

Luke 13:14 · KJV

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

Luke 13:15 · KJV

The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

Luke 13:16 · KJV

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

Luke 14:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

Luke 14:5 · KJV

And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

Luke 18:12 · KJV

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

Luke 23:54 · KJV

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

Luke 23:56 · KJV

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Luke 24:1 · KJV

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

John 5:10 · KJV

The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

John 5:18 · KJV

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

John 7:22 · KJV

Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

John 7:23 · KJV

If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

John 9:14 · KJV

And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

John 9:16 · KJV

Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

John 19:31 · KJV

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

John 20:1 · KJV

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

John 20:19 · KJV

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Acts 1:12 · KJV

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.

Acts 13:14 · KJV

But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

Common questions

What does Strong's G4521 mean?

G4521 is the Greek word σάββατον (sábbaton), meaning 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.

How is G4521 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sabbath (20 times), sabbath day (18 times), day of the week (8 times), sabbath days (4 times), week (1 time).

How many times does G4521 appear in the Bible?

σάββατον (sábbaton) is tagged in 47 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G4521 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of Hebrew origin (H07676).

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