Strong's Greek · G3904

παρασκευή

paraskeuḗ

preparation

Definition

readiness

Derivation

as if from G3903 (παρασκευάζω);

Appears 6 times in Scripture

John 19:31

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.

John 19:14

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

Matthew 27:62

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

Luke 23:54

It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

John 19:42

And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

Mark 15:42

Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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