Sábbaton — G4521

G4521 · Greek — σάββατον

Pronunciation: sab'-bat-on

Definition

neuter noun

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

  1. the seventh day of each week, which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were required to abstain from all work
    1. singular σάββατον and τό σάββατον
    2. plural, τά σαββάτων (for the singular) of a single sabbath, sabbath-day (the use of the plural being occasioned either by the plural names of festivals, as τά ἐγκαίνια, ἄζυμα, γενέσια, or by the Chaldaic form שַׁבָּתָא )
  2. seven days, a week

Usually translated as

sabbath, week

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H7676)

Hebrew equivalents

Occurrences

Sábbaton occurs 68 times in 62 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (9), Mark (11), Luke (19), John (11), Acts (10), 1 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S