Strong's Greek · G2250
ἡμέρα
hēméra
age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years
Definition
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
Derivation
feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle;
Appears 389 times in Scripture
“At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.”
“In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea”
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.”
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,”
“Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
“If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.”
“After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.”
“And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’”
“Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’”
“Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).