ἡμέρᾳ

hēméra

day

A period of daylight, day; also a cycle of a full 24 hours; figuratively, a distinct period or era as marked by particular events. The primary sense is 'day' as the interval from sunrise to sunset, but by extension also denotes a calendar day, and figuratively refers to particular times or defined epochs depending on context.

G2250

John 16:23 · Word #5

Lexicon G2250

Lemmaἡμέρα
Transliterationhēméra
Strong'sG2250
DefinitionA period of daylight, day; also a cycle of a full 24 hours; figuratively, a distinct period or era as marked by particular events. The primary sense is 'day' as the interval from sunrise to sunset, but by extension also denotes a calendar day, and figuratively refers to particular times or defined epochs depending on context.

Morphology N DAT F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseday
Literalday-(fem-dat-sg)

Lexical Info

Lemmaἡμέρα
Strong'sG2250

SIBI-P1 Translation G2250-01

in a day

Morphological NotesNoun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS): indicating location in time or reference to a specific day.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes a day as a span of daylight or a full 24-hour period, and in the dative feminine singular it commonly expresses time within which or on which something occurs. "In a day" preserves both the core temporal sense and the dative case function.

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