"pr. a point; met. a point of time, moment, instant, Lk. 4:5*"
Definition and meaning
pr. a point; met. a point of time, moment, instant, Lk. 4:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: στιγμή
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 stigme (G4743) across the King James Bible.
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
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Common questions
Strong's G4743 (stigme) is a Greek word that means: pr. a point; met. a point of time, moment, instant, Lk. 4:5* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word stigme (G4743) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4743 is stigme, a Greek word defined as: pr. a point; met. a point of time, moment, instant, Lk. 4:5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
stigme is a Greek word found in the New Testament.