Strong's Greek: 2033. ἑπτά (hepta) -- Seven

Strong's Lexicon

hepta: Seven

Original Word: ἑπτά
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Transliteration: hepta
Pronunciation: hep-tah'
Phonetic Spelling: (hep-tah')
Definition: Seven
Meaning: seven.

Word Origin: A primary number

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7651 (שֶׁבַע, sheba): The Hebrew equivalent for the number seven, also carrying connotations of completeness and covenant.

Usage: The Greek word "hepta" is the numeral for the number seven. In the Bible, the number seven often symbolizes completeness, perfection, and divine order. It is frequently used in contexts that emphasize God's covenant, creation, and spiritual significance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the number seven held significant symbolic meaning, often associated with divine perfection and completion. This symbolism is evident in the biblical creation narrative, where God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, establishing the pattern for the Sabbath (Genesis 2:2-3). The number seven recurs throughout Scripture, underscoring themes of fulfillment and divine orchestration.

HELPS Word-studies

2033 heptá – seven. The number seven in Scripture often has the figurative meaning, "God's perfect, finished work." Indeed, this symbolic sense is often key to interpreting texts that use the number seven, both in the OT and NT.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
seven
NASB Translation
seven (87), seventh (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2033: ἑπτά

ἑπτά, οἱ, αἱ, τά, seven: Matthew 12:45; Matthew 15:34; Mark 8:5; Luke 2:36; Acts 6:3, etc.; often in the Apocalypse; οἱ ἑπτά, namely, διάκονοι, Acts 21:8. In Matthew 18:22 it is joined (instead of ἑπτάκις) to the numeral adv. ἑβδομηκοντάκις, in imitation of the Hebrew שֶׁבַע , Psalm 118:164

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primary number; seven -- seven.

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Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 12:45 Adj
GRK: μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτὰ ἕτερα πνεύματα
NAS: and takes along with it seven other
KJV: with himself seven other spirits
INT: with itself seven other spirits

Matthew 15:34 Adj
GRK: δὲ εἶπαν Ἑπτά καὶ ὀλίγα
NAS: And they said, Seven, and a few
KJV: And they said, Seven, and a few
INT: moreover they said Seven and a few

Matthew 15:36 Adj
GRK: ἔλαβεν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἄρτους καὶ
NAS: and He took the seven loaves
KJV: And he took the seven loaves and
INT: having taken the seven loaves and

Matthew 15:37 Adj
GRK: κλασμάτων ἦραν ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας πλήρεις
NAS: of the broken pieces, seven large baskets
KJV: [meat] that was left seven baskets
INT: fragments they took up seven baskets full

Matthew 16:10 Adj
GRK: οὐδὲ τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἄρτους τῶν
NAS: Or the seven loaves
KJV: Neither the seven loaves
INT: nor the seven loaves for the

Matthew 18:22 Adj
GRK: ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά
NAS: but up to seventy times seven.
KJV: Until seventy times seven.
INT: up to seventy times seven

Matthew 22:25 Adj
GRK: παρ' ἡμῖν ἑπτὰ ἀδελφοί καὶ
NAS: Now there were seven brothers
KJV: with us seven brethren: and
INT: among us seven brothers and

Matthew 22:26 Adj
GRK: ἕως τῶν ἑπτά
NAS: and the third, down to the seventh.
KJV: the third, unto the seventh.
INT: unto the seventh

Matthew 22:28 Adj
GRK: τίνος τῶν ἑπτὰ ἔσται γυνή
NAS: wife of the seven will she be? For they all
KJV: shall she be of the seven? for
INT: of which of the seven will she be wife

Mark 8:5 Adj
GRK: δὲ εἶπαν Ἑπτά
NAS: do you have? And they said, Seven.
KJV: And they said, Seven.
INT: and they said Seven

Mark 8:6 Adj
GRK: λαβὼν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἄρτους εὐχαριστήσας
NAS: and taking the seven loaves,
KJV: he took the seven loaves,
INT: having taken the seven loaves having given thanks

Mark 8:8 Adj
GRK: περισσεύματα κλασμάτων ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας
NAS: and they picked up seven large baskets
KJV: [meat] that was left seven baskets.
INT: over and above of fragments seven baskets

Mark 8:20 Adj
GRK: ὅτε τοὺς ἑπτὰ εἰς τοὺς
NAS: When [I broke] the seven for the four thousand,
KJV: when the seven among
INT: And when the seven to the

Mark 8:20 Adj
GRK: λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Ἑπτά
NAS: up? And they said to Him, Seven.
KJV: And they said, Seven.
INT: said they Seven

Mark 12:20 Adj
GRK: ἑπτὰ ἀδελφοὶ ἦσαν
NAS: There were seven brothers;
KJV: Now there were seven brethren: and
INT: Seven brothers they were

Mark 12:22 Adj
GRK: καὶ οἱ ἑπτὰ οὐκ ἀφῆκαν
NAS: and [so] all seven left no
KJV: And the seven had her,
INT: And the seven not left

Mark 12:23 Adj
GRK: οἱ γὰρ ἑπτὰ ἔσχον αὐτὴν
NAS: will she be? For all seven had
KJV: of them? for the seven had her
INT: indeed [the] seven had her

Mark 16:9 Adj
GRK: ἧς ἐκβεβλήκει ἑπτὰ δαιμόνια
NAS: He had cast out seven demons.
KJV: whom he had cast seven devils.
INT: whom he had cast out seven demons

Luke 2:36 Adj
GRK: ἀνδρὸς ἔτη ἑπτὰ ἀπὸ τῆς
NAS: with [her] husband seven years
KJV: with an husband seven years from
INT: a husband years seven from the

Luke 8:2 Adj
GRK: ἧς δαιμόνια ἑπτὰ ἐξεληλύθει
NAS: from whom seven demons
KJV: whom went seven devils,
INT: whom demons seven had gone out

Luke 11:26 Adj
GRK: πονηρότερα ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτά καὶ εἰσελθόντα
NAS: and takes [along] seven other
KJV: taketh [to him] seven other
INT: more evil than itself seven and having entered

Luke 20:29 Adj
GRK: ἑπτὰ οὖν ἀδελφοὶ
NAS: Now there were seven brothers;
KJV: therefore seven brethren:
INT: Seven then brothers

Luke 20:31 Adj
GRK: καὶ οἱ ἑπτὰ οὐ κατέλιπον
NAS: all seven died,
KJV: in like manner the seven also:
INT: also the seven not did leave

Luke 20:33 Adj
GRK: οἱ γὰρ ἑπτὰ ἔσχον αὐτὴν
NAS: will she be? For all seven had
KJV: is she? for seven had her
INT: the indeed seven had her

Acts 6:3 Adj
GRK: ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτὰ πλήρεις πνεύματος
NAS: from among you seven men
KJV: among you seven men of honest report,
INT: yourselves carried witness to seven full of [the] Spirit