παρα-σκευή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.35:24 39:42 (עֲבֹדָה, with seel., ἀποσκ-, κατασκ-), Jdth.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) : Mat.27:62, Mrk.15:42, Luk.23:54, Jhn.19:31; with genitive, τοῦ πάσχα, Jhn.19:14; τ. Ἰoυδαίων, Jhn.19:42 (it is the name for Friday in MGr.).† (AS)
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G3904 — παρασκευή
paraskeuē · Preparation · Greek
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Matthew 27:62 · παρασκευήν,The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.Mark 15:42 · παρασκευὴNow it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),Luke 23:54 · παρασκευῆς,It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.John 19:14 · παρασκευὴIt was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”John 19:31 · παρασκευὴIt 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 19:42 · παρασκευὴνAnd because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.