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Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G2250
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
KJV usage: :--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
Etymology: feminine (with implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ) meaning tame, i.e. gentle;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
day, a day, the interval from sunrise to sunset, opp. to νύξ, Mt. 4:2; 12:40; Lk. 2:44; the interval of twenty-four hours, comprehending day and night, Mt. 6:34; 15:32; from the Hebrew, ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ, day by day, every day, 2 Cor. 4:16; ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας, from day to day, continually, 2 Pet. 2:8; καθ’ ἡμέραν, every day, daily, Acts 17:17; Heb. 3:13; a point or period of time, Lk. 19:42; Acts 15:7; Eph. 6:13; a judgement, trial, 1 Cor. 4:3