1623. hektos

Lexicon

hektos: Sixth

Original Word: ἕκτος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hektos
Pronunciation: hek-tos'
Phonetic Spelling: (hek'-tos)
Definition: Sixth
Meaning: sixth.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sixth.

Ordinal from hex; sixth -- sixth.

see GREEK hex

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
ord. from hex
Definition
sixth
NASB Translation
sixth (14).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1623: ἕκτος

ἕκτος, ἕκτη, ἕκτον, the sixth: Matthew 20:5, etc. (From Homer down.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek numeral ἕξ (hex), meaning "six."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of ordinal numbers, such as "sixth," is also present in Hebrew. The corresponding Hebrew term is שִׁשִּׁי (shishi), which is Strong's Hebrew entry 8345. This term is used similarly in the Old Testament to denote the sixth position in a sequence, such as days, months, or other ordered lists.

Usage: The term ἕκτος is used in the New Testament to denote the ordinal number "sixth." It appears in contexts where sequences, time, or order are described, such as hours of the day or positions in a series.

Context: The Greek word ἕκτος (hektos) is an ordinal number used to indicate the position of something as sixth in a sequence. In the New Testament, it is often used to specify the sixth hour of the day, which corresponds to noon in the Jewish timekeeping system. This usage is evident in several key passages:

• Matthew 27:45 (BSB): "From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land." Here, ἕκτος is used to describe the time of day when darkness fell during the crucifixion of Jesus, highlighting the supernatural events surrounding His death.

• John 4:6 (BSB): "Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour." In this passage, ἕκτος indicates the time when Jesus conversed with the Samaritan woman, emphasizing the cultural and theological significance of the encounter.

• Revelation 6:12 (BSB): "And when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red." The use of ἕκτος here marks the sequence of apocalyptic events, underscoring the dramatic unfolding of divine judgment.

The consistent use of ἕκτος in these contexts reflects its role in marking significant moments and sequences within the biblical narrative. It serves as a temporal marker that helps readers understand the chronology and significance of events.

Forms and Transliterations

εκτη ἕκτη εκτην ἕκτην εκτης ἕκτης εκτος εκτός ἕκτος εκτω ἕκτῳ ekte ektē ekten ektēn ektes ektēs ekto ektō ektos hekte hektē hékte héktē hekten hektēn hékten héktēn hektes hektēs héktes héktēs hekto hektō héktoi héktōi hektos héktos

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 20:5 Adj-AFS
GRK: ἐξελθὼν περὶ ἕκτην καὶ ἐνάτην
NAS: out about the sixth and the ninth
KJV: he went out about the sixth and ninth
INT: having gone out about [the] sixth and ninth

Matthew 27:45 Adj-GFS
GRK: Ἀπὸ δὲ ἕκτης ὥρας σκότος
NAS: Now from the sixth hour darkness
KJV: Now from the sixth hour there was
INT: from moreover sixth [the] hour darkness

Mark 15:33 Adj-GFS
GRK: γενομένης ὥρας ἕκτης σκότος ἐγένετο
NAS: When the sixth hour came,
KJV: And when the sixth hour was come,
INT: having arrived [the] hour sixth darkness came

Luke 1:26 Adj-DMS
GRK: μηνὶ τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀπεστάλη ὁ
NAS: Now in the sixth month the angel
KJV: And in the sixth month the angel
INT: month sixth was sent the

Luke 1:36 Adj-NMS
GRK: οὗτος μὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ
NAS: barren is now in her sixth month.
KJV: this is the sixth month with her,
INT: this [the] month sixth is to her

Luke 23:44 Adj-NFS
GRK: ὡσεὶ ὥρα ἕκτη καὶ σκότος
NAS: about the sixth hour,
KJV: it was about the sixth hour, and
INT: about [the] hour sixth and darkness

John 4:6 Adj-NFS
GRK: ἦν ὡς ἕκτη
NAS: It was about the sixth hour.
KJV: [and] it was about the sixth hour.
INT: was about [the] sixth

John 19:14 Adj-NFS
GRK: ἦν ὡς ἕκτη καὶ λέγει
NAS: it was about the sixth hour.
KJV: and about the sixth hour: and
INT: was about the sixth and he says

Acts 10:9 Adj-AFS
GRK: περὶ ὥραν ἕκτην
NAS: about the sixth hour
KJV: to pray about the sixth hour:
INT: about hour the sixth

Revelation 6:12 Adj-AFS
GRK: σφραγῖδα τὴν ἕκτην καὶ σεισμὸς
NAS: He broke the sixth seal,
KJV: he had opened the sixth seal,
INT: seal sixth and an earthquake

Revelation 9:13 Adj-NMS
GRK: Καὶ ὁ ἕκτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν
NAS: Then the sixth angel sounded,
KJV: And the sixth angel sounded,
INT: And the sixth angel sounded [his] trumpet

Revelation 9:14 Adj-DMS
GRK: λέγοντα τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀγγέλῳ ὁ
NAS: one saying to the sixth angel who had
KJV: Saying to the sixth angel which
INT: saying to the sixth angel who

Revelation 16:12 Adj-NMS
GRK: Καὶ ὁ ἕκτος ἐξέχεεν τὴν
NAS: The sixth [angel] poured out his bowl
KJV: And the sixth angel poured out
INT: And the sixth poured out the

Revelation 21:20 Adj-NMS
GRK: σαρδόνυξ ὁ ἕκτος σάρδιον ὁ
NAS: sardonyx; the sixth, sardius;
KJV: sardonyx; the sixth, sardius;
INT: sardonyx the sixth sardius the

Strong's Greek 1623
14 Occurrences

ἕκτη — 3 Occ.
ἕκτην — 3 Occ.
ἕκτης — 2 Occ.
ἕκτῳ — 2 Occ.
ἕκτος — 4 Occ.