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ἡμέρα

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Lemmaἡμέρα
Citation formἡμέρα, ας, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa day
Strong’sG2250
Transliterationhēméra
Definitionday, 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)
KJV glosses:--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
Derivationfeminine (with implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ) meaning tame, i.e. gentle
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