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παρασκευή

paraskeuēPreparationHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine6 occurrences4 books6 verses
This word comes from the name of Day of Preparation.

Definition

παρα-σκευή, -ῆς, ἡ

[in LXX: Exodus 35:24; 39:42 (עֲבֹדָה, with seel., ἀποσκ-, κατασκ-), Jdt.2.17; 4:5, 1Ma.9.35 א, 2Ma.15.21 * ;]

1. preparation.

2. equipment (Jth, ll with).

3. In Jewish usage, the day of preparation for a Sabbath or a feast (= προσάββατον, which see) : Matthew 27:62, Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54, John 19:31; with genitive, τοῦ πάσχα, John 19:14; τ. Ἰoυδαίων, John 19:42 (it is the name for Friday in MGr.).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Matthew 27:62Παρασκευήν · Preparation Day
    The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
  2. Mark 15:42Παρασκευή · Preparation Day
    Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
  3. Luke 23:54Παρασκευῆς · Preparation
    It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
  4. John 19:14Παρασκευὴ · the day of Preparation
    It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
  5. John 19:31Παρασκευὴ · [the] day of Preparation
    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
  6. John 19:42Παρασκευὴν · day of Preparation
    And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.