Strong's Lexicon
G3904 — παρασκευή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3904 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παρασκευή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | as if from G3903 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | paraskeue |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-ask-yoo-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. readiness |
| KJV Renderings: | preparation |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παρασκευή, παρασκευῆς, ἡ, from Herodotus down;
1. a making ready, preparation, equipping.
2. that which is prepared, equipment.
3. in the N. T. in a Jewish sense, the day of preparation, i. e. the day on which the Jews made the necessary preparation to celebrate a sabbath or a feast: Mat 27:62; Mar 15:42; Luk 23:54; Joh 19:31 (Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 2); with a genitive of the object, τοῦ πάσχα (according to Winer’s Grammar, 189 (177f) a possessive genitive), Joh 19:14 (cf. Rückert, Abendmahl, p. 31f); with a genitive of the subjunctive, τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ibid. 42. Cf. Bleek, Beiträge zur Evangelienkritik, p. 114ff; (on later usage cf. ’Teaching 8, 1 [ET] (and Harnack’s note); Martyr. Polycarp, 7, 1 [ET] (and Zahn’s note); Sophocles’ Lexicon, under the word, 3).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
παρασκευή (preparation)
Matthew 27:62
- KJV: Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate
- GK: τη δε επαύριον ήτις εστί μετά την παρασκευήν συνήχθησαν οι αρχιερείς και οι Φαρισαίοι προς Πιλάτον
Mark 15:42
- KJV: And now when the even was come because it was the preparation that is the day before the sabbath
- GK: και ήδη οψίας γενομένης επεί ην παρασκευή ο εστι προσάββατον
Luke 23:54
- KJV: And that day was the preparation and the sabbath drew on
- GK: και ημέρα ην παρασκευή και σάββατον επέφωσκε
John 19:14
- KJV: And it was the preparation of the passover and about the sixth hour and he saith unto the Jews Behold your King
- GK: ην δε παρασκευή του πάσχα ώρα δε ωσεί έκτη και λέγει τοις Ιουδαίοις ίδε ο βασιλεύς υμών
John 19:31
- KJV: The Jews therefore because it was the preparation that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day for that sabbath day was an high day besought Pilate that their legs might be broken and they might be taken away
- GK: οι ουν Ιουδαίοι ίνα μη μείνη επί του σταυρού τα σώματα εν τω σαββάτω επεί παρασκευή ην ην γαρ μεγάλη η ημέρα εκείνου του σαββάτου ηρώτησαν τον Πιλάτον ίνα κατεαγώσιν αυτών τα σκέλη και αρθώσιν
John 19:42
- KJV: There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation for the sepulchre was nigh at hand
- GK: εκεί ούν διά την παρασκευήν των Ιουδαίων ότι εγγύς ην το μνημείον έθηκαν τον Ιησούν
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