ἕκτος

héktos · Greek · Strong's G1623 · 15 occurrences

The KJV renders 2 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sixth”

What it means

sixth

ordinal from G1803 (ἕξ);

How the KJV renders it

sixth

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“sixth”

also renders shêsh (H8337)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

15 occurrences in the Greek text.

Acts 10:9 · A-ASF

Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

John 4:6 · A-NSF

Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

John 19:14 · A-NSF

Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

Luke 1:26 · A-DSM

Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

Luke 1:36 · A-NSM

Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Luke 23:44 · A-NSF

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Matthew 20:5 A-ASFMatthew 23:26 A-NSMMatthew 27:45 A-GSFMark 15:33 A-GSFRevelation 6:12 A-ASFRevelation 9:13 A-NSMRevelation 9:14 A-DSMRevelation 16:12 A-NSMRevelation 21:20 A-NSM

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.