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χθές

chthesyesterdayHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdverb3 occurrences3 books3 verses

Definition

ἐχθές

(Rec. χθές), adv., [in LXX for תְּמוֹל, etc. ;]

yesterday: John 4:52, Acts 7:28, Hebrews 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.))

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as χθές:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. John 4:52Ἐχθὲς · yesterday
    So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”
  2. Acts 7:28ἐχθὲς · yesterday
    Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
  3. Hebrews 13:8ἐχθὲς · yesterday
    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.