Preparation
παρασκευήStrong’s G3904paraskeuē
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paraskeuē is the Greek word usually translated “preparation” and “day of preparation”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,”
Meaning
Usually translated “preparation” and “day of preparation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- preparation 4
- of preparation 1
- day of preparation 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 15:42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
- Luke 23:54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
- John 19:14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
- John 19:31The 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 that they might be taken away.
- John 19:42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Greek dictionary
παρασκευή paraskeuē · Preparation
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “preparation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PREPARA'TION, noun
[Latin proeparatio. See Prepare.]
- The act or operation of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose, use, service or condition; as the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign; the preparation of a nation for war; the preparation of men for future happiness. preparation is intended to prevent evil or secure good.
- Previous measures of adaptation.
- Ceremonious introduction. [Unusual.]
- That which is prepared, made or compounded for a particular purpose.
All definitions
- The state of being prepared or in readiness; as a nation in good preparation for attack or defense.
- Accomplishment; qualification. [Not in use.]
- In pharmacy, any medicinal substance fitted for the use of the patient.
- In anatomy, the parts of animal bodies prepared and preserved for anatomical uses.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.