sēmeron · today

What it means

sēmeron (σήμερον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “today”.

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. The day that is now passing, the present.

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

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• today ×34
• this day ×5
• present ×1
• this ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×8
• Mark×1
• Luke×11
• Acts×9
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Hebrews×8
• James×1

• Matthew 6:11

  Give us today our daily bread;

• Matthew 6:30

  But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

• Matthew 11:23

  And you, Capernaum, you will not be exalted to heaven, will you? To Hades you will go down; for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

• Matthew 16:3

  And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot discern.

• Matthew 21:28

  But what do you think? A man had two children. He came to the first and said, ‘Child, go, work today in the vineyard.’

• Matthew 27:8

  Therefore that field has been called Field of Blood to this day.

• Matthew 27:19

  And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Let there be nothing between you and that righteous man; for I have suffered much today in a dream because of him.”

• Matthew 28:15

  And they took the money and did as they had been instructed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

• Mark 14:30

  And Jesus says to him, “Truly I tell you that you today, this night, before the rooster crows twice, will deny me three times.”

• Luke 2:11

  for today a Savior has been born to you who is the Messiah, the Lord, in the city of David.

• Luke 4:21

  And he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

• Luke 5:26

  And amazement seized them all, and they were glorifying God, and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.”

• Luke 12:28

  But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith!

• Luke 13:32

  And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Look, I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I am brought to completion.’

• Luke 13:33

  Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.

• Luke 19:5

  And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

• Luke 19:9

  And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.

• Luke 22:34

  And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”

• Luke 22:61

  And the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”

• Luke 23:43

  And he said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

• Acts 4:9

  if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man, as to by what means this man has been healed,

• Acts 13:33

  that God has fulfilled this for our children by raising Jesus, as it is written also in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; I today have begotten you.’

• Acts 19:40

  For indeed we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause for it, about which we will not be able to give an account for this commotion.” And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

• Acts 20:26

  Therefore I testify to you on this day that I am clean from the blood of all,

• Acts 22:3

  “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

• Acts 24:21

  unless it is about this one statement that I cried out while standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged today before you.’”

• Acts 26:2

  “Concerning all the things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself happy that before you I am about to make my defense today,

• Acts 26:29

  And Paul said, “I would pray to God that, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all who hear me today might become such as I myself am, except for these chains.”

• Acts 27:33

  And until day was about to dawn, Paul kept urging everyone to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued waiting and without food, having taken nothing.

• Romans 11:8

  as it is written: God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes so as not to see and ears so as not to hear, to this day.

• 2 Corinthians 3:14

  But their minds were hardened. For until the present day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant, not being lifted, because in the Messiah it is set aside.

• 2 Corinthians 3:15

  But to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart;

• Hebrews 1:5

  For to which of the angels did he ever say: You are my Son; today I have begotten you? And again: I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to me?

• Hebrews 3:7

  Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice,

• Hebrews 3:13

  But encourage one another every day, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

• Hebrews 3:15

  while it is said: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the provocation.

• Hebrews 4:7

  again he sets a certain day, Today, saying through David after so long a time, as it has been said before: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

• Hebrews 5:5

  So also the Messiah did not glorify himself to become high priest, but it was the one who said to him: You are my Son; today I have begotten you,

• Hebrews 13:8

  Jesus the Messiah is the same yesterday and today and forever.

• James 4:13

  Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit,

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