ἡμέραις
emerais
days
feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, 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):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
Mark 13:24 · Word #5
Lexicon G2250
| Lemma | ἡμέρα |
| Transliteration | hēméra |
| Strong's | G2250 |
| In-context | days |
| Literal | days |
Morphology N DAT F PL
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 | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἡμέρα |
| Strong's | G2250 |
SIBI-P1 G2250-03
in the days
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,DFP — noun, dative feminine plural; from ἡμέρα (“day”). The dative plural commonly expresses time within which (“in the days”), means, or association. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form ἡμέραις is dative feminine plural, indicating location in time (“in”), association with, or reference to multiple days. Rendering it as “in the days” preserves the plural number and the dative case’s common temporal sense while maintaining the core meaning of a defined period of time. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἡμέρα (day, daylight, 24-hour period, time span, appointed time, age)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2250-01 |
emera | in a day |
G2250-02 |
emerai | day-periods |
G2250-04 |
emeran | a day |
Word Usage (388 occurrences of G2250)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:1 | ἡμέραις | emerais | the days |
| Matthew 3:1 | ἡμέραις | emerais | days |
| Matthew 4:2 | ἡμέρας | emeras |