hemera

The genus name Hemerocallis comes from the Greek words hemera, meaning "day" and kalos, translating to "beautiful".

Brigitte Mars: Delightful Day Lilies with Brigitte Mars 2010

It was only to-day that I discovered this was the modern pronunciation of kale hemera, and on greeting a man in the ancient form he stood up and wondered what I meant, then said, "No, no".

The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" George Davidson

Decameron comes from two Greek words deka, ten, and hemera, a day, the book being so called because the stories in it were supposed to be told in ten days.

English Literature for Boys and Girls

Corinthians speaks of a "day" (hemera) of the community.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

Bethleem, egeneto [pro okto kalandon ianouarion hemera tetradi]

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

Septuagint hemera semasias, "day of signaling", affords no light.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

In Esther 3: 4 kath 'hekasten hemeran is correctly used as the Greek equivalent for the phrase day and day, which St. Paul (2 Cor. 4: 16) has reproduced word for word in the form hemera kai hemera.

A Grammar of Septuagint Greek 1856-1924 1905

STICHERON OF THE RESURRECTION anastaseos hemera, kai lamprunthomen te panegurei

Hymns of the Holy Eastern Church 1902

[2107] In N. is added: kai ei en te hemera tou pathous legei; Pater, ei dunaton, pareltheto to poterion touto ap 'emou.

NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus 1898

Marias tes parthenou, kai enanthropesanta, staurothenta te huper hemon epi Pontiou Pilatou, kai pathonta, kai taphenta, kai anastanta te trite hemera kata tas gpaphas, kai anelthonta eis tous ouranous, kai kathezomenon ek dexion tou patros, kai palin erchomenon meta doxes krinai zontas kai nekrous; ou tes basileias ouk estai telos.

Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894