Greek core word #45 · noun · 389 times in the New Testament
ἡμέρα
hay-MEH-rahἡμέρα, ἡμέρας, ἡ — day
- First declension feminine: after ε, ι or ρ the α is kept through the singular (ἡμέρα, ἡμέρας, ἡμέρᾳ).
- Genitive plural ἡμερῶν: every first-declension noun has -ῶν. καθ’ ἡμέραν “daily”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
First declension, feminine in -α
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡμέρα | ἡμέραι |
| Genitive | ἡμέρας | ἡμερῶν |
| Dative | ἡμέρᾳ | ἡμέραις |
| Accusative | ἡμέραν | ἡμέρας |
| Vocative | ἡμέρα | ἡμέραι |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 41, Luke 6:12.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 234 · open the PDF here