ἡμέραι
emerai
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 8:2 · Word #7
Lexicon G2250
| Lemma | ἡμέρα |
| Transliteration | hēméra |
| Strong's | G2250 |
| In-context | days |
| Literal | days |
Morphology N NOM F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἡμέρα |
| Strong's | G2250 |
SIBI-P1 G2250-02
day-periods
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NFP — noun, nominative case, feminine gender, plural number; functioning typically as the subject or predicate nominative in a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun ἡμέραι is nominative feminine plural, indicating multiple "days" functioning as the subject of a clause. Rendering it as "day-periods" preserves the core sense of a bounded span of daylight or a complete day while clearly reflecting the plural form shown in the morphology. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἡμέρα (day, daylight period, 24-hour span, appointed time, era)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2250-01 |
emera | in a day |
G2250-03 |
emerais | in the days |
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 |