ἐχθὲς
echthes
yesterday
of uncertain derivation; "yesterday"; by extension, in time past or hitherto:--yesterday.
John 4:52 · Word #15
Lexicon G5504
| Lemma | χθές |
| Transliteration | chthés |
| Strong's | G5504 |
| In-context | yesterday |
| Literal | yesterday |
Morphology ADV
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADV — Adverb — Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐχθές |
| Strong's | G5504 |
SIBI-P1 G5504-01
yester-day
| Root | χθές (chthes) |
| Core Meanings | yesterday, the previous day, time past |
| Semantic Range | the literal previous day; very recent past; by extension, time gone by or formerly |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, χθές highlights the immediacy of past events, often contrasting "yester-day" with "today" to stress continuity or change in human action, divine activity, or covenantal faithfulness. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,D — adverb; indeclinable; denotes time. It does not carry tense, voice, mood, case, number, or gender, but modifies a verb or clause to indicate the time reference "on the previous day." |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "yester-day" preserves the temporal sense of the Greek adverb while making explicit its root idea of the immediately preceding day. As an indeclinable adverb (Gr,D), it functions to modify a verb or clause by specifying past time, without inflection for case, number, or gender. |
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Word Usage (3 occurrences of G5504)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 4:52 | ἐχθὲς | echthes | yesterday |
| Acts 7:28 | ἐχθὲς | echthes | yesterday |
| Hebrews 13:8 | ἐχθὲς | echthes | yesterday |