3904. paraskeué

Strong's Lexicon

paraskeué: Preparation

Original Word: παρασκευή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: paraskeué
Pronunciation: pah-rah-ske-VEH
Phonetic Spelling: (par-ask-yoo-ay')
Definition: Preparation
Meaning: the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday.

Word Origin: From the Greek verb παρασκευάζω (paraskeuazo), meaning "to prepare" or "to make ready."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of preparation for the Sabbath is rooted in the Hebrew tradition, though there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "paraskeué." However, the practice is related to the observance of the Sabbath as outlined in passages like Exodus 16:5 and Exodus 20:8-11.

Usage: The term "paraskeué" is primarily used in the New Testament to refer to the day of preparation before the Sabbath, particularly the day before the Jewish Sabbath (Friday). It is a time when Jews would prepare for the Sabbath, ensuring that all work was completed and meals were prepared in advance, as no work was permitted on the Sabbath itself.

Cultural and Historical Background: In Jewish tradition, the Sabbath is a day of rest and worship, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening. The day of preparation, therefore, was crucial for observant Jews to ensure that they adhered to the Sabbath laws. This day involved various activities such as cooking, cleaning, and other necessary tasks to avoid any form of work during the Sabbath. The concept of preparation underscores the importance of the Sabbath in Jewish life and the meticulous care taken to honor it.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from paraskeuazó
Definition
preparation, the day of preparation (for a Sabbath or feast)
NASB Translation
day (1), day of preparation (3), preparation (2), preparation day (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3904: παρασκευή

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: Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 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), John 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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

preparation.

As if from paraskeuazo; readiness -- preparation.

see GREEK paraskeuazo

Forms and Transliterations

παρασκευη παρασκευή παρασκευὴ παρασκευην παρασκευήν παρασκευὴν παρασκευης παρασκευής παρασκευῆς παράστασιν παρασυνεβλήθη παράταξαι παραταξασθαι παρατάξασθαι παρατάξασθε παραταξει παρατάξει παρατάξεται παρατάξεως παρατάξηται παράταξιν παράταξις παραταξόμενοι παρατάξονται παρατάσσεται παρατασσόμενοι παρατασσόμενος παρατάσσονται παρατέταγμαι παρατέτακται παρέταξαν παρετάξαντο παρεταξάτο παρετάξατο παρετάσσοντο paraskeue paraskeuē paraskeuḗ paraskeuḕ paraskeuen paraskeuēn paraskeuḗn paraskeuḕn paraskeues paraskeuês paraskeuēs paraskeuē̂s

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 27:62 N-AFS
GRK: μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν συνήχθησαν οἱ
NAS: after the preparation, the chief priests
KJV: followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests
INT: after the preparation were gathered together the

Mark 15:42 N-NFS
GRK: ἐπεὶ ἦν παρασκευή ὅ ἐστιν
NAS: because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
KJV: it was the preparation, that
INT: since it was [the] Preparation that is

Luke 23:54 N-GFS
GRK: ἡμέρα ἦν παρασκευῆς καὶ σάββατον
NAS: It was the preparation day,
KJV: was the preparation, and
INT: [the] day it was of preparation and Sabbath

John 19:14 N-NFS
GRK: ἦν δὲ παρασκευὴ τοῦ πάσχα
NAS: Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover;
KJV: it was the preparation of the passover,
INT: it was now the day of preparation of the passover

John 19:31 N-NFS
GRK: Ἰουδαῖοι ἐπεὶ παρασκευὴ ἦν ἵνα
NAS: because it was the day of preparation, so
KJV: it was the preparation, that
INT: [the] Jews because [the] preparation it was that

John 19:42 N-AFS
GRK: διὰ τὴν παρασκευὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων
NAS: of the Jewish day of preparation, since
KJV: of the Jews' preparation [day]; for
INT: on account of the preparation of the Jews

Strong's Greek 3904
6 Occurrences

παρασκευή — 3 Occ.
παρασκευήν — 2 Occ.
παρασκευῆς — 1 Occ.