Saddoukaios · Sadducee

What it means

Saddoukaios (Σαδδουκαῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Sadducee”.

A member of a Jewish party of the priestly families, who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A Jewish priestly group that denied the resurrection.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×5

• Matthew 3:7

  But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

• Matthew 16:1

  And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

• Matthew 16:6

  And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

• Matthew 16:11

  How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

• Matthew 16:12

  Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

• Matthew 22:23

  On that day Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him, and they questioned him,

• Matthew 22:34

  But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in the same place.

• Mark 12:18

  And Sadducees come to him, who say there is no resurrection, and they were questioning him, saying,

• Luke 20:27

  And some of the Sadducees, those who contend that there is no resurrection, came up and asked him,

• Acts 4:1

  And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

• Acts 5:17

  But the high priest and all who were with him, which was the party of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy,

• Acts 23:6

  And Paul, knowing that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am being judged.”

• Acts 23:7

  And when he said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

• Acts 23:8

  For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but Pharisees acknowledge both.