"a getting ready, preparation, in NT preparation for a feast, day of preparation, Mt. 27:62; Mk. 15:42"
Definition and meaning
a getting ready, preparation, in NT preparation for a feast, day of preparation, Mt. 27:62; Mk. 15:42
In the original Greek the word is written: παρασκευή
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of paraskeue (G3904) across the King James Bible.
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
The 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.
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
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Common questions
Strong's G3904 (paraskeue) is a Greek word that means: a getting ready, preparation, in NT preparation for a feast, day of preparation, Mt. 27:62; Mk. 15:42 It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word paraskeue (G3904) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3904 is paraskeue, a Greek word defined as: a getting ready, preparation, in NT preparation for a feast, day of preparation, Mt. 27:62; Mk. 15:42. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
paraskeue is a Greek word found in the New Testament.