Lexical Definition
σάββατον sábbaton (sab'-bat-on) Sabbath G:N-N
of Hebrew origin (שַׁבָּת)
sabbath (day), week.
- the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself)
- by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths
- likewise the plural in all the above applications
Abbott-Smith
† σάββατον, -ου, τό (Aram. שַׁבָּתָא, transliterated σάββατα, and this being mistaken for a pl., the sing. σάββατον was formed from it), and σάββατα, -ων, τά [in LXX for שַׁבָּת, שַׁבָּתוֹן ;]
1. the seventh day of the week, the sabbath
(a) the sing. form -ον, τὸ σ.: Mt 12:8, Mk 2:27, Lk 6:5, al.; ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ σ. (in LXX, Ex 20:8, al., usually τῶν σ., v. infr.), Lk 13:16 14:5; ὁδὸς σαββάτου, Ac 1:12 (cf. Mt 24:20); dat., of time (τῷ) σ., Lk 6:9 14:1; ἐν (τῷ) σ., Mt 12:2, Lk 6:7, Jo 5:16, al.; acc., of duration, τὸ σ., Lk 23:56; κατὰ πᾶν σ., Ac 13:27 15:21 18:4; pl., σ. τρία, Ac 17:2 R, txt. (but v. infr.);
(b) as most freq. in LXX (v. Swete, Mk., 17; Thackeray, Gr., 35) the pl. form, τὰ σ. (v. supr. on the Aram. form. There is also an analogy in the names of other festivals, τ. ἐγκαίνια, ἄζυμα, etc.): Mt 28:1, Col 2:16; ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν σ. (Ex 20:8, al.), Lk 4:16, Ac 13:14 16:13; dat. pl. (in LXX -τοις, but I Mac 2:38 as in NT) by metaplasmus (Bl., § 9, 3), σάββασι, Mt 12:1, 5, 10-12 Mk 1:21 2:23 3:2, 4, Lk 4:31 6:2.
2. seven days, a week;
(a) the sing. form: πρώτη σαββάτσυ, Mk 16:9; δὶς τοῦ σ. (Bl., § 35, 4; 36, 13), Lk 18:12; κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου, I Co 16:2; pl., σ. τρία, Ac 17:2 R, mg. (but v. supr.);
(b) the pl. form: ἡ μία τῶν σ. (where the gen. = μετὰ τά; Soph., Lex., 43a), Mt 28:1, Mk 16:2, Lk 24:1, Jo 20:1, 19, Ac 20:7
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 20:8 |
| Matthew | 12:1 · 12:2 · 12:5 · 12:8 · 12:10 · 24:20 · 28:1 |
| Mark | 1:21 · 2:23 · 2:27 · 3:2 · 3:4 · 16:2 · 16:9 |
| Luke | 4:16 · 4:31 · 6:2 · 6:5 · 6:7 · 6:9 · 13:16 · 14:1 · 14:5 · 18:12 · 23:56 · 24:1 |
| John | 5:16 · 20:1 · 20:19 |
| Acts | 1:12 · 13:14 · 13:27 · 15:21 · 16:13 · 17:2 · 18:4 · 20:7 |
| 1 Corinthians | 16:2 |
| Colossians | 2:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
spelling of: שַׁבָּת
σάββατον-ον, τό,
the Hebrew [Refs] (δηλοῖ δὲ ἀνάπαυσιν.. τὸ ὄνομα [NT+1st c.AD+]: frequently in plural of the single day, [NT+3rd c.BC+]; ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν σ. [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+], frequently with variant{σαββάτοις}; but σάββασι is certain in [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 period of seven days, week, εἰς μίαν σαββάτων toward the first day of the week, [NT]; τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σ[NT]; δὶς τοῦ σ. [NT]
__3 Σαβάτ, the [LXX]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.16.23 ☩ Mark.6.2 ☩ Matt.28.1 ☩ LXX.Num.15.32 ☩ Luke.4.16 ☩ Mark.2.23 ☩ Matt.28.1 ☩ 1Cor.16.2 ☩ Mark.16.9 ☩ John.20.1 ☩ Luke.18.12