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Sabbath, sabbaton, G4521

March 29, 2022 by Krisan Marotta

Word Study - Sabbath - Bible Study Tools | WednesdayintheWord.com

Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for Sabbath, sabbaton.


Strong’s number: G4521

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #4521 – σάββατον

Greek Word: σάββατον, ου, τό

Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter

Transliteration: sabbaton

Phonetic Spelling: (sab’-bat-on)

Quick Definition: the Sabbath, the seventh day (of the week)

Usage: the Sabbath, a week.

Etymology: of Hebrew origin shabbath (H7676)

NASB Translation: Sabbath (58), Sabbaths (1), week (9).

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New Testament usage

62 verses

Mat 12:1; Mat 12:2; Mat 12:5; Mat 12:8; Mat 12:10; Mat 12:11; Mat 12:12; Mat 24:20; Mat 28:1; Mar 1:21; Mar 2:23; Mar 2:24; Mar 2:27; Mar 2:28; Mar 3:2; Mar 3:4; Mar 6:2; Mar 16:1; Mar 16:2; Mar 16:9; Luk 4:16; Luk 4:31; Luk 6:1; Luk 6:2; Luk 6:5; Luk 6:6; Luk 6:7; Luk 6:9; Luk 13:10; Luk 13:14; Luk 13:15; Luk 13:16; Luk 14:1; Luk 14:3; Luk 14:5; Luk 18:12; Luk 23:54; Luk 23:56; Luk 24:1; Joh 5:9; Joh 5:10; Joh 5:16; Joh 5:18; Joh 7:22; Joh 7:23; Joh 9:14; Joh 9:16; Joh 19:31; Joh 20:1; Joh 20:19; Act 1:12; Act 13:14; Act 13:27; Act 13:42; Act 13:44; Act 15:21; Act 16:13; Act 17:2; Act 18:4; Act 20:7; 1Co 16:2; Col 2:16.

Septuagint 109 times in 90 verses

Exo 16:23; Exo 16:25; Exo 16:26; Exo 16:29; Exo 20:8; Exo 20:10; Exo 31:13; Exo 31:14; Exo 31:15; Exo 31:16; Exo 35:2; Exo 35:3; Lev 16:31; Lev 19:3; Lev 19:30; Lev 23:3; Lev 23:15; Lev 23:32; Lev 23:38; Lev 24:8; Lev 25:2; Lev 25:4; Lev 25:6; Lev 26:2; Lev 26:34; Lev 26:35; Lev 26:43; Num 15:32; Num 15:33; Num 28:9; Num 28:10; Dt 5:12; Dt 5:14; Dt 5:15; 2Ki 4:23; 2Ki 11:5; 2Ki 11:7; 2Ki 11:9; 1Ch 9:32; 1Ch 23:31; 2Ch 2:3; 2Ch 8:13; 2Ch 23:4; 2Ch 23:8; 2Ch 31:3; 2Ch 36:21; Neh 9:14; Neh 10:32; Neh 10:34; Neh 13:15; Neh 13:16; Neh 13:17; Neh 13:18; Neh 13:19; Neh 13:21; Neh 13:22; Psa 23:1; Psa 37:1; Psa 47:1; Psa 91:1; Psa 93:1; Isa 1:13; Isa 56:2; Isa 56:4; Isa 56:6; Isa 58:13; Isa 66:23; Jer 17:21; Jer 17:22; Jer 17:24; Jer 17:27; Lam 2:6; Eze 20:12; Eze 20:13; Eze 20:16; Eze 20:20; Eze 20:21; Eze 20:24; Eze 22:8; Eze 22:26; Eze 23:38; Eze 44:24; Eze 45:17; Eze 46:1; Eze 46:3; Eze 46:4; Eze 46:12; Hos 2:13; Amos 6:3; Amos 8:5.

Englishman’s Concordance: σάββατον (sabbaton)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G4521: the seventh day of each week which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were required to abstain from all work; the institution of the sabbath, the law for keeping holy every seventh day of the week; a single sabbath, sabbath day; seven days, a week

Strong’s G4521: Of Hebrew origin [H7676]; the Sabbath (that is, Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension a se’nnight, that is, the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications: – sabbath (day), week.

Mounce G4521: Sabbath

Related words: G4520 (noun);

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 7676 ‑ שַׁבָּת (shab‑bawth’);  7677 ‑ שַׁבָּתוֹן (shab‑baw‑thone’);  

PreceptsAustin: sabbaton

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Reference Works

01 Sabbath: Why remember the Sabbath?

02 Sabbath: How do we keep the Sabbath?

03 Sabbath: When do we keep the Sabbath?

04 Sabbath: Did Jesus change the Sabbath?

03 Good or evil, life or death? Mark 2:23-3:6

06 Jeremiah 17:19-27 Does it matter if I take a break?

06 Colossians 2:16-23 Passing Judgment

Jewish Day (1st Century) explained

Jewish Feasts Introduction

Covenants Introduction

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Dictionaries:

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Sabbath

American Church Dictionary: Sabbath

American Tract Society: Sabbath

Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Sabbath Day’s Journey; Sabbath

Fausset Bible Dictionary: Sabbath

Holman Bible Dictionary: Sabbath; Sabbath Day’s Journey; Second Sabbath

Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Sabbath Day’s Journey;  Sabbath

Hastings’ Dictionary of the NT: Sabbath ; Sabbath ; Sabbath Day’s Journey

Smith Bible Dictionary: Sabbath

Vines’ Expository Dictionary: Sabbath

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica: Sabbath

Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia: Sabbath and Feasts

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia:  Court of the Sabbath ; Day before the Sabbath ; Second Sabbath ; Sabbath ; Sabbath Day’s Journey ; Sabbaths of Years ; Morrow after the Sabbath

Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia: Sabbath

McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia:  Sabbath School. ; Sabbath Days Journey ; Second-First Sabbath

The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Sabbath

Jewish Encyclopedia:  Lamp, Sabbath ; Jewish Sabbath Journal ; Sabbath and Sunday ; Sabbath Lights; Sabbath Leaves ; Sabbath ; Sunday and Sabbath

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GotQuestions.org

What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day?

How is Jesus our Sabbath Rest?

What is the Sabbath day?

What does it mean that Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath?

Is Sunday the Christian Sabbath?

What does it mean to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy?

What is the Lord’s day?

Is working on Sunday a sin?

Did Constantine change the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?

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Related posts:

  1. 04 Sabbath: Did Jesus change the Sabbath?
  2. 01 Sabbath: Why remember the Sabbath?
  3. Sabbath: Why, how and when
  4. 03 Sabbath: When do we keep the Sabbath?
  5. 02 Sabbath: How do we keep the Sabbath?

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