Sabbaton σάββατον

Sabbaton (Greek σάββατον, Strong's G4521) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “Sabbath”. It occurs 68 times in 62 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Sabbath

Verses

Every verse with Sabbaton, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 12:1
  At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
• Matthew 12:2
  But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
• Matthew 12:5
  Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
• Matthew 12:8
  For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
• Matthew 12:10
  And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
• Matthew 12:11
  And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
• Matthew 12:12
  How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
• Matthew 24:20
  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
• Matthew 28:1
  In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

Mark

• Mark 1:21
  And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
• Mark 2:23
  And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
• Mark 2:24
  And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
• Mark 2:27
  And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
• Mark 2:28
  Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
• Mark 3:2
  And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
• Mark 3:4
  And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
• Mark 6:2
  And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
• Mark 16:1
  And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
• Mark 16:2
  And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
• Mark 16:9
  Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

Luke

• Luke 4:16
  And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
• Luke 4:31
  And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
• Luke 6:1
  And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
• Luke 6:2
  And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
• Luke 6:5
  And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
• Luke 6:6
  And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
• Luke 6:7
  And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
• Luke 6:9
  Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
• Luke 13:10
  And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
• Luke 13:14
  And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
• Luke 13:15
  The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
• Luke 13:16
  And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
• Luke 14:1
  And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
• Luke 14:3
  And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
• Luke 14:5
  And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
• Luke 18:12
  I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
• Luke 23:54
  And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
• Luke 23:56
  And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
• Luke 24:1
  Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

John

• John 5:9
  And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
• John 5:10
  The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
• John 5:16
  And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
• John 5:18
  Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
• John 7:22
  Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
• John 7:23
  If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
• John 9:14
  And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
• John 9:16
  Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
• John 19:31
  The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
• John 20:1
  The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
• John 20:19
  Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

Acts

• Acts 1:12
  Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
• Acts 13:14
  But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
• Acts 13:27
  For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
• Acts 13:42
  And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
• Acts 13:44
  And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
• Acts 15:21
  For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
• Acts 16:13
  And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
• Acts 17:2
  And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
• Acts 18:4
  And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
• Acts 20:7
  And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 16:2
  Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

Colossians

• Colossians 2:16
  Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).