Word study · Greek
sabbaton
Sabbath
Say it: SAB-bah-ton (approximate)
σάββατον
What it means
The Greek form of the Hebrew shabbat, the seventh day of rest from Friday evening to Saturday evening. Keeping it was one of the clearest marks of Jewish identity. The plural can also mean "the week."
Range of meaning
- The Sabbath dayThe seventh day, set apart for rest.
- A weekAs in "the first day of the week" (28:1).
In Matthew
- Chapter 12
The day at the center of both disputes (12:1-12).
Every verse (9)
- Matthew 12:1
- Matthew 12:2
- Matthew 12:5
- Matthew 12:8
- Matthew 12:10
- Matthew 12:11
- Matthew 12:12
- Matthew 24:20
- Matthew 28:1
Verses where G4521 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources