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Greek Word of the Day - ὥρα

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Bill Mounce


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4 October 2024

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ὥρα, -ας, ἡ (hōra), GK 6052 (S 5610), 106x.
ὥρα, -ας, ἡ means “hour; occasion, moment”

Concerning that day and ὥρα, no one knows but the Father. (Matt 24:36)
The Holy Spirit will teach you at that ὥρα what you should say. (Luke 12:12)

MOUNCE’S EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY

ὥρα communicates a period of time. It is normally taken to mean “hour.” Three related ideas are communicated by this word. (1) hōra can in a general sense simply refer to an undefined period of time in a day. Mk. 11:11 (2) The Romans divided the daylight time into “twelve hours” (Jn. 11:9). hōra can be used to refer to one of these divisions of a day, such as the “sixth hour” (noon) or the “ninth hour” (3:00 p.m.) (Acts 10:3, 9) (3) Since hōra can designate a specific point in time, the term can also be used to designate a point of time as an occasion for an event. It can refer to the exact “moment” that something takes place (Mt. 8:13)

(The dictionary entry is abridged from Mounce‘s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, https://billmounce.com/dictionary).

For more Greek Words of the Day, visit BillMounce.com/gwotd