Luke 23:44

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦν δὲ ὡσεὶ ὥρα ἕκτη, καὶ σκότος ἐγένετο ἐφ ὅλην τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης.

Transliteration

Ēn de about hōra sixth, and skotos egeneto upon whole the gēn until hōras ninth.

Grammar Details

• *Ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• ὡσεὶ: adverb - about/approximately
• *hōra*: nominative singular feminine - hour
• ἕκτη: nominative singular feminine - sixth
• *skotos*: nominative singular neuter - darkness
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - became/happened
• *gēn*: accusative singular feminine - earth/land
• *hōras*: genitive singular feminine - of hour
• ἐνάτης: genitive singular feminine - ninth

Word Meanings

• *Ēn*: was/existed
• *hōra*: hour/time
• *skotos*: darkness/gloom
• *egeneto*: became/happened/came
• *gēn*: earth/land/ground

Referenced Verses

• Matt 27:45 : 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
• Amos 8:9 : 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
• Acts 2:20 : 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable [day].
• Hab 3:8-9 : 8 Was Jehovah displeased with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers, Or thy wrath against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Upon thy chariots of salvation? 9 Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a [sure] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 10 The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high. 11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.
• Matt 27:52 : 52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;
• Mark 15:33-34 : 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
• Mark 15:39 : 39 And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
• John 19:14 : 14 Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!
• Exod 10:21-23 : 21 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days; 23 they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
• Ps 105:28 : 28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.
• Joel 2:31 : 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.
• Amos 5:18 : 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.