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To keep a festival

ἑορτάζωStrong’s G1858

heortazō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Heortazō is the Greek word usually translated “we may celebrate the feast”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
1 Corinthians 5:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “we may celebrate the feast”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • we may celebrate the feast 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἑορτάζω heortazō · to keep a festival

    ἑορτάζω (ἑορτή), [in LXX for חָגַג ;] to keep festival: 1Co.5:8.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.