ἐνιαυτός
eniautos
year
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἐνιαυτός (eniautos) is defined as "year." It falls within the semantic domain of Time & Duration, indicating its primary function is to measure the passage of time. This word is used 14 times in the Bible, suggesting its importance in various contexts. The range of usage for ἐνιαυτός is broad, encompassing agricultural cycles, calendrical systems, and metaphorical references to time. In some instances, it may imply a specific period of time, such as a year of famine or a year of jubilee. This word's versatility allows it to be applied in different settings, from describing natural phenomena to conveying spiritual themes. The significance of ἐνιαυτός lies in its ability to convey the concept of time as a measurable and recurring aspect of human experience. By using this word, the biblical authors emphasize the importance of understanding and navigating the passage of time, whether in relation to agricultural cycles, personal growth, or spiritual journey.
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Occurrences in Scripture
14 total occurrences across the text
and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
John 18:13and led him to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
John 11:49But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
John 11:51Now he didn’t say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
Acts 11:26When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Acts 18:11He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Galatians 4:10You observe days, months, seasons, and years.
Hebrews 9:25nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,
Hebrews 10:1For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near.
Hebrews 10:3But in those sacrifices there is a yearly reminder of sins.
Hebrews 9:7but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.
James 4:13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
James 5:17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.
Revelation 9:15The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.