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Σαδδουκαῖος, ου, ὁ n.m. a Sadducee
Strong's Definition
probably from 4524; a Sadducaean (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
KJV Usage: Sadducee
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, m. | -ου
11.48 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · Socio-Religious
Sadducee a member of a politically influential Jewish party in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus and the apostles. The Sadducees were a smaller group than the Pharisees (see 11.49), but were often in control of important political and religious positions. Their denial of the resurrection of the dead and their acceptance of only the first five books of the OT are important elements in some of the important differences which arose between the Sadducees and the Pharisees
MAT 3:7 · MAT 16:1 · MAT 16:6 · MAT 16:11 · MAT 16:12 · MAT 22:23 · MAT 22:34 · MRK 12:18 · LUK 20:27 · ACT 4:1 · ACT 5:17 · ACT 23:6 · ACT 23:7 · ACT 23:8
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σαδδουκαῖος, -ov, 6, a Sadducee, a member of the party of the Sadducees, who, distinguished for birth, wealth, and official position, and not averse to the favor of the Herod family and of the Romans, hated the common people, were the opponents of the Pharisees, and rejecting tradition (see παράδοσις, 2) acknowledged the authority of the O. T. alone in matters pertaining to faith and morals (Joseph. antt. 13, 10, 6); they denied not only the resurrection of the body (Mt. xxii. 23; Mk. xii. 18; Lk. xx. 27; Acts xxiii. 8), but also the immortality of the soul and future retribution (ψυχῆς τε τὴν διαμονὴν καὶ τὰς καθ᾽ adov τιμωρίας καὶ τιμὰς ἀναιροῦσι, Joseph. b. j. 2, 8, 14, ef. antt. 18, 1,4), as well as the existence of angels and spirits (Acts xxiii. 8). They maintained man’s freedom in opposition to the doctrine of divine predestination (acc. to Joseph. b. j. 2, 8, 14). They are mentioned in the N. T. (in addition to the pass. already referred to) in Mt. iii. 7; xvi. 1, 6, 11 sq, (in which passages they are associated apparently with the Pharisees contrary to the truth of history [(?) ef. the Comm. ad Il. cc.]); Mt. xxii. 34; Actsiv.1; v.17; xxiii. 6sq. | The Sadducees derived their name apparently not from the Hebr. p's, as though they boasted of being pre-eminently ‘righteous’ or ‘upright’ (since it cannot be shown that the vowel 7 ever passed over into u), but, ace. to a more probable conjecture now approved by many, from the Zadok (γῦπες, Sept. Σαδδούκ), who was high-priest in the time of David and exhibited special fidelity to the king and his house (2 S. xv. 24 sqq.; 1K.i.32sqq.); hence the posterity of this priest (pi 733, Ezek. x]. 46; xliii. 19; xliv. 15; xlviii.11) and all their adherents seem to have been called Σαδδουκαῖοι (Ὁ ὈΥ15). Cf., besides others, Win. RWB. s. v. Sadduciier ; Reuss in Herzog xiii. p. 289 sqq.; [Sieffert in Herzog ed. 2 xiii. pp- 210-244]; Geiger, Saddue. τ. Pharisier (Brsl. 1863) ; Keim i. p. 273 sqq. [Eng. trans. i. (2d ed.) p. 353 sq.]; Hausrath in Schenkel iv. p. 518 sqq.; Schiirer, Ntl. Zeitgesch. 2te Aufl. § 26; Wellhausen, Pharis. u. Sadduciier (Greifsw. 1874); Oort, De oorsprong van den naam Sadducéen, in the Theolog. Tijdschrift for 1876, p. 605 sqq.; [ Ginsburg, in Alexander’s Kitto s. y.; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, bk. iii. ch. ii.; Geikie, Life of Christ, ch. xlv. (cf. ch. v.); and Β. D. Am. ed. s. ν. for additional references ].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Σαδδουκαῖος Saddoukaios 14x
a Sadducee, one belonging to the sect of the Sadducees, which, according to the Talmudists, was founded by one, Sadoc, about three centuries before the Christian era: they were directly opposed in sentiments to the Pharisees, Mt. 3:7; 16:1, 6, 11, 12; 22:23, 34; Mk. 12:18; Lk. 20:27; Acts 4:1; 5:17; 23:6-8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Σαδδουκαῖος, -ου, ὁ
(< Heb. צָדוֹק, II Ki 15:24, al.),
a Sadducee (cf. Swete, Mk., 277): Mt 3:7 16:1, 6, 11, 12 22:23, 34, Mk 12:18, Lk 20:27, Ac 4:1 5:17 23:6-8.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Σαδδουκαῖος (Saddoukaios) — Sadducee. Σαδδουκαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. צָדוֹק, 2Ki.15:24, al.), a Sadducee (cf. Swete, Mk., 277): Mat.3:7 16:1, 6 16:11-12 22:23-34 Mrk.12:18, Luk.20:27, Act.4:1 5:17 23:6-8.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)