Strong G5504χθές
yesterday
- Transliteration
- chthes
- Pronunciation
- khthes
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Of uncertain derivation; yesterday; by extension in time past or hitherto: - yesterday.
Detailed 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)
In the Bible
Strong G5504 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- yesterday3
First verses
- 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.
- Acts 7:28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Same identity
Detailed Greek dictionary
χθές,
adverb (lengthened ἐχθές (which see); where the word occurs in NT, [NT (NT.John.4.52, NT.Act.7.28, NT.Heb.13.8, codices vary between ἐχθές)] and χθέ; χθές is not found in Ptolemaic papyri, but in [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PLond.” 2.161.8 (3rd c.AD)))]:—yesterday, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (hymnus ad Mercurium 273, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.113, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 327a, “Smp.” 174a, etc.: frequently placed between _Article_ and)] substantive, ἡ χ. ὁμολογία, οἱ χ. λόγοι,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 216a, “Ti.” 26e; τῇ χ. ἡμέρᾳ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.773e)]; χ. μὲν.., τὰ νῦν δὲ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 17a: frequently πρώην τε καὶ χ., χ. καὶ πρώην, see at {πρώην} 11)]; χ. καὶ τρίτην ἡμέραν variant in [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.11, cf. LXX.Gen.31.2)]. (Cf. Sanskrit hyás 'yesterday', Latin heri, hesternus, OHG. gestaron 'yesterday', etc.)
adverb (lengthened ἐχθές (which see); where the word occurs in NT, [NT (NT.John.4.52, NT.Act.7.28, NT.Heb.13.8, codices vary between ἐχθές)] and χθέ; χθές is not found in Ptolemaic papyri, but in [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PLond.” 2.161.8 (3rd c.AD)))]:—yesterday, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (hymnus ad Mercurium 273, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.113, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 327a, “Smp.” 174a, etc.: frequently placed between _Article_ and)] substantive, ἡ χ. ὁμολογία, οἱ χ. λόγοι,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 216a, “Ti.” 26e; τῇ χ. ἡμέρᾳ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.773e)]; χ. μὲν.., τὰ νῦν δὲ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 17a: frequently πρώην τε καὶ χ., χ. καὶ πρώην, see at {πρώην} 11)]; χ. καὶ τρίτην ἡμέραν variant in [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.11, cf. LXX.Gen.31.2)]. (Cf. Sanskrit hyás 'yesterday', Latin heri, hesternus, OHG. gestaron 'yesterday', etc.)