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G3637

ὀκταήμερος

oktaēmeros

Adjective · From ὀκτώ (G3638) and ἡμέρα (G2250)

From G3638 and G2250; an eight-day old person or act:—the eighth day.

Outline

  1. eight days old
  2. passing the eighth day

Usages

Philippians 3:5

Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

Breakdown

There was more than one family of the Hebrews, e.g. the Israelites, the Edomites, the Ishmaelites, etc.

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