Chthes χθές
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| χθές | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chthes |
| Strong's number | G5504 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | yesterday |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (1) |
Chthes (Greek χθές, Strong's G5504) is a Greek adverb meaning “yesterday”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐχθές
(Rec. χθές), adv., [in LXX for תְּמוֹל, etc. ;]
yesterday: Jhn.4:52, Act.7:28, Heb.13:8 (on the form, see Rutherford, NPhr., 370 f.).†
ἐχθές,
adverb ={χθές}, yesterday, ( 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 175, “Th.” 616, etc.; ἀπ᾽ ἐ. “Anthologia Graeca” 11.35 (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus); μέσφα τό γ᾽ ἐ. 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 2.144 ); οὐ γάρ τι νῦν γε κἀ. today or yesterday, ( 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 456; οὐκ ἐ. οὐδὲ πρῴην 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator “fragment” 58 ); ἐ. καὶ τρίτης [ἡμέρας] ( LXX.Ruth.2.11, compare 2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 10.7. (ἐχθές is commoner than χθές) in Comedy texts and LXX, is the only form used in “NT”, and frequently in papyri of all periods, ( “PSI” 4.442.21 (3rd c.BC), etc.)) (AS)
(Rec. χθές), adv., [in LXX for תְּמוֹל, etc. ;]
yesterday: Jhn.4:52, Act.7:28, Heb.13:8 (on the form, see Rutherford, NPhr., 370 f.).†
ἐχθές,
adverb ={χθές}, yesterday, ( 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 175, “Th.” 616, etc.; ἀπ᾽ ἐ. “Anthologia Graeca” 11.35 (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus); μέσφα τό γ᾽ ἐ. 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 2.144 ); οὐ γάρ τι νῦν γε κἀ. today or yesterday, ( 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 456; οὐκ ἐ. οὐδὲ πρῴην 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator “fragment” 58 ); ἐ. καὶ τρίτης [ἡμέρας] ( LXX.Ruth.2.11, compare 2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 10.7. (ἐχθές is commoner than χθές) in Comedy texts and LXX, is the only form used in “NT”, and frequently in papyri of all periods, ( “PSI” 4.442.21 (3rd c.BC), etc.)) (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | yesterday (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | yesterday (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Chthes, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 4:52Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”
Acts
- Acts 7:28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
Hebrews
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).