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.
John 16:23 · Word #5
Lexicon G2250
| Lemma | ἡμέρα |
| Transliteration | hēméra |
| Strong's | G2250 |
| Definition | 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. |
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
| Phrase | day |
| Literal | day-(fem-dat-sg) |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἡμέρα |
| Strong's | G2250 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2250-01
in a day
| Morphological Notes | Noun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS): indicating location in time or reference to a specific day. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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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