Passover lamb
πάσχαStrong’s G3957pascha
Appears in 27 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pascha is the Greek word usually translated “passover” and “passover lamb”. It appears in 27 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.”
Meaning
Usually translated “passover” and “passover lamb”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- passover 26
- passover lamb 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 9
- Luke 7
- Matthew 4
- Mark 4
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:17Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
- Matthew 26:18And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
- Matthew 26:19And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
- Mark 14:1After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
- Mark 14:12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
- Mark 14:14And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
Greek dictionary
πάσχα pascha · Passover lamb
πάσχα, τό indecl. (Aram. טַּסְחָא), [in LXX for פֶּסַח ;] 1. the festival of the Passover: Mat.26:2, Mrk.14:1, Luk.22:1, Jhn.2:13, 23 6:4 11:55 12:1 18:39 19:14, Act.12:4, Heb.11:28; .ἡ ἐορτὴ τοῦ π., Luk.2:41, Jhn.13:1. 2. By meton., (a) the paschal supper: ἑτοιμάζειν τὸ π., Mat.26:19, Mrk.14:16, Luk.22:8, 13; ποιεῖν τό π., Mat.26:18; (b) the pasohal lamb: θύειν τό π. (Exo.12:21), Mrk.14:12, Luk.22:7; of Christ, 1Co.5:7; φαγεῖν τὸ π. (lamb or supper), Mat.26:17, Mrk.14:12, 14, Luk.22:11, 15, Jhn.18:28 (cf. 2Ch.30:17).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “passover” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
P'ASSOVER, noun
[pass and over.]
A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the providential escape of the Hebrews, in Egypt, when God smiting the first-born of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites, which were marked with the blood of the paschal lamb.
- The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover
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.