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Strong's #4521 - σάββατον
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Σάββᾰτ-ον, τό,
the Hebrew Sabbath, i.e. Rest ( δηλοῖ δὲ ἀνάπαυσιν . . τὸ ὄνομα J. AJ 1.1.1 ), LXX Exodus 16:23, al., Mark 6:2,al.: freq. in pl. of the single day, PCair.Zen. 762.6 (iii B.C.), LXX 4 Ki. 4.23; ὀψὲ σαββάτων Ev.Matthew 28:1; ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν ς . LXX Numbers 15:32, Ev.Luke 4:16, al. (but ἡ ἡμ. τοῦ ς . ib. 13.14 ): heterocl. dat. pl. σάββασι ( ν ) LXX 1 Maccabees 2:38, J. BJ 1.7.3, al., Mark 2:23, al., freq. with v.l. σαββάτοις; but σάββασι is certain in AP 5.159 ( Mel. ).
2. period of seven days, week, εἰς μίαν σαββάτων toward the first day of the week, Ev.Matthew 28:1; κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου 1 Corinthians 16:2; πρώτῃ σαββάτου Mark 16:9; τῇ μιᾷ τῶν ς . ib. 2, Ev.John 20:1; δὶς τοῦ ς . Ev.Luke 18:12 .
3. Σαβάτ, the 11t h month of the Hebr. year, nearly = February, LXX 1 Maccabees 16:14 .
† σάββατον , -ου , τό
(Aram. שַׁבָּתָא , transliterated σάββατα , and this being mistaken for a pl., the sing. σάββατον was formed from it), and σάββατα , -ων , τά ,
1. the seventh day of the week, the sabbath;
(a) the sing. form -ον , τὸ σ .: Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:27, Luke 6:5, al.; ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ σ . (in LXX, Exodus 20:8, al., usually τῶν σ ., v. infr.), Luke 13:16; Luke 14:5; ὁδὸς σαββάτου , Acts 1:12 (cf. Matthew 24:29); dat., of time (τῷ ) σ ., Luke 6:9; Luke 14:1; ἐν (τῷ ) σ ., Matthew 12:2, Luke 6:7, John 5:16, al.; acc, of duration, τὸ σ ., Luke 23:56; κατὰ πᾶν σ ., Acts 13:27; Acts 15:21; Acts 18:4; pl., σ . τρία , Acts 17:2 R, txt. (but v. infr.);
(b) as most freq. in LXX (v. Swete, Mk., 17; Thackeray, Gr., 35) the pl. form, τὰ σ . (v. supr. on the Aram. form. There is also an analogy in the names of other festivals, τ . ἐγκαίνια , ἄζυμα , etc.): Matthew 28:1, Colossians 2:16; ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν σ . (Exodus 20:8, al.), Luke 4:16, Acts 13:14; Acts 16:13; dat. pl. (in LXX -τοις , but 1 Maccabees 2:38 as in NT) by metaplasmus (El., § 9, 3), σάββασι , Matthew 12:1; Matthew 12:5; Matthew 12:10-12 Mark 1:21; Mark 2:23; Mark 3:2; Mark 3:4, Luke 4:31; Luke 6:2.
2. seven days, a week;
(a) the sing. form: πρώτη σαββάτσυ , Mark 16:9; δὶς τοῦ σ . (Bl., § 35, 4; 36, 13), Luke 18:12; κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου , 1 Corinthians 16:2; pl., σ . τρία , Acts 17:2 R, mg. (but v. supr.);
(b) the pl. form: ἡ μία τῶν σ . (where the gen. = μετὰ τά ; Soph., Lex., 43a), Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1; John 20:19, Acts 20:7.
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