"the day before the sabbath, sabbath-eve, Mk. 15:42*"
Definition and meaning
the day before the sabbath, sabbath-eve, Mk. 15:42*
In the original Greek the word is written: προσάββατον
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
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 prosabbaton (G4315) across the King James Bible.
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
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Common questions
Strong's G4315 (prosabbaton) is a Greek word that means: the day before the sabbath, sabbath-eve, Mk. 15:42* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word prosabbaton (G4315) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4315 is prosabbaton, a Greek word defined as: the day before the sabbath, sabbath-eve, Mk. 15:42*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prosabbaton is a Greek word found in the New Testament.