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Dictionaries :: Month, Months

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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g3303 Greek: men

Month, Months:

connected with mene, "the moon," akin to a Sanskrit root ma--, "to measure" (the Sanskirt masa denotes both moon and month, cp., e.g., Lat. mensis, Eng., "moon" and "month," the moon being in early times the measure of the "month"). The interval between the 17th day of the second "month" (Gen 7:11) and the 17the day of the seventh "month," is said to be 150 days (Gen 8:3, 4), i.e., five months of 30 days each; hence the year would be 360 days (cp. Dan 7:25; 9:27; 12:7 with Rev 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14; 13:5; whence we conclude that 3 1/2 years or 42 months = 1260 days, i.e., one year = 360 days); this was the length of the old Egyptian year; later, five days were added to correspond to the solar year. The Hebrew year was as nearly solar as was compatible with its commencement, coinciding with the new moon, or first day of the "month." This was a regular feast day, Num 10:10; 28:11-14; the Passover coincided with the full moon (the 14th of the month Abib: see PASSOVER).

Except in Gal 4:10; Jam 5:17; Rev 9:5, 10, 15; 11:2; 13:5; 22:2, the word is found only in Luke's writings, Luk 1:24, 26, 36, 56; 4:25; Act 7:20; 18:11; 19:8; 20:3; 28:11, examples of Luke's care as to accuracy of detail.

2 Strong's Number: g5150 Greek: trimenos

Month, Months:

an adjective, denoting "of three months" (tri, "for" treis, "three," and No. 1), is used as a noun, a space of three "months," in Hbr 11:23.

3 Strong's Number: g5072 Greek: tetramenos

Month, Months:

an adjective, denoting of four "months" (tetra, for tessares, "four," and No. 1), is used as a noun in Jhn 4:35 (where chronos, "time," may be understood).

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