Greek - English Dictionary
G4523 - Sadducees
| Strong's No.: | G4523 |
| Greek: | Σαδδουκαῖος |
| Transliteration: | Saddoukaios |
| Phonetic: | sad-doo-kah'-yos |
| Word Origin: | Probably from G4524 |
| Bible Usage: | Sadducee. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a Sadducaean (that is Tsadokian) or follower of a certain heretical Israelite |
| Thayers Definition: | Sadducees = "the righteous" 1. a religious party at the time of Christ among the Jews, who denied that the oral law was a revelation of God to the Israelites, and who deemed the written law alone to be obligatory on the nation, as the divine authority. They denied the following doctrines: a. resurrection of the body b. immortality of the soul c. existence of spirits and angels d. divine predestination, affirmed free will |
| Bible References:
Sadducees |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Sadducees ( 13 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.