ἑπτά

See also επτά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hepta, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. Cognates include Latin septem, Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptán), Old Armenian եաւթն (eawtʿn), and Old English seofon (English seven).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /heptá/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hɛptá/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /eptá/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /eftá/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /eftá/

Numeral

ἑπτά (hepta) Ordinal: ἕβδομος, Adverbial: ἑπτάκις

1. (cardinal) seven.

Descendants

• English: hepta-
• Greek: επτά

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G2033