"six, indecl., Mt. 17:1; Mk. 9:2"
Definition and meaning
six, indecl., Mt. 17:1; Mk. 9:2
In the original Greek the word is written: ἕξ
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hex (G1803) across the King James Bible.
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
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Common questions
Strong's G1803 (hex) is a Greek word that means: six, indecl., Mt. 17:1; Mk. 9:2 It appears 12 times in the King James Bible.
The word hex (G1803) appears 12 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1803 is hex, a Greek word defined as: six, indecl., Mt. 17:1; Mk. 9:2. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hex is a Greek word found in the New Testament.