Luke 23:54

καὶ ἡμέρα ἦν παρασκευή καὶ σάββατον ἐπέφωσκεν
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
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Matthew 27:62

Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἥτις ἐστὶν μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν συνήχθησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι πρὸς Πιλᾶτον
62
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

John 19:31

Οἱ οὖν Ἰουδαῖοι ἵνα μὴ μείνῃ ἐπὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ τὰ σώματα ἐν τῷ σαββάτῳ ἐπεὶ παρασκευὴ ἦν ἦν γὰρ μεγάλη ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνου τοῦ σαββάτου ἠρώτησαν τὸν Πιλᾶτον ἵνα κατεαγῶσιν αὐτῶν τὰ σκέλη καὶ ἀρθῶσιν
31
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.

Mark 15:42

Καὶ ἤδη ὀψίας γενομένης ἐπεὶ ἦν παρασκευή ὅ ἐστιν προσάββατον
42
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

John 19:42

ἐκεῖ οὖν διὰ τὴν παρασκευὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἦν τὸ μνημεῖον ἔθηκαν τὸν Ἰησοῦν
42
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

John 19:14

ἦν δὲ παρασκευὴ τοῦ πάσχα ὥρα δὲ ὡσεὶ ἕκτη καὶ λέγει τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις Ἴδε ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑμῶν
14
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: καί · keh
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In the KJV here: and
and ×8028 also ×492 even ×102 both ×51 but ×40 then ×25 neither ×21 it and ×18
Strong's Definition G2532
and, also, even, both, but, …
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 161 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, feminine singular the subject — the one doing the action
ἡμέρα Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἡμέρα · hay-MEH-ra
In English
In the KJV here: that day
day ×144 days ×132 the day ×25 the days ×13 daily ×9 a day ×6 day at ×4 day of ×3
Strong's Definition G2250
day, days, daily, time, while, …
hēmera
day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
  • the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night
    • in the daytime
      • "metaphorically, ___%___the day___%___ is regarded as the time for abstaining from indulgence, vice, crime, because acts of the sort are perpetrated at night and in darkness
    of the civil day, or the space of twenty four hours (thus including the night)"of the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment, and perfect his kingdom"used of time in general, i.e., the days of his life.
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 42 English renderings
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In the KJV here: was
was ×161 were ×54 he was ×35 there was ×32 it was ×23 they were ×20 there were ×17 had ×9
Strong's Definition G2258
was, were, been, had, he, …
ēn
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
  • I was, etc.
Variations 8 forms of this word
Translations 58 English renderings
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In the KJV here: the preparation
the preparation ×4 preparation ×2
Strong's Definition G3904
preparation
paraskeuē
readiness
  • a making ready, preparation, equipping
    • "that which is prepared, equipment"in the New Testament in a Jewish sense, the day of preparation
    • the day on which the Jews made necessary preparation to celebrate a sabbath or a feast
Variations 4 forms of this word
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: καί · keh
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In the KJV here: and
and ×8028 also ×492 even ×102 both ×51 but ×40 then ×25 neither ×21 it and ×18
Strong's Definition G2532
and, also, even, both, but, …
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 161 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, neuter singular the subject — the one doing the action
σάββατον Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: σάββατον · SAHV-va-tone
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In the KJV here: the sabbath
sabbath ×13 the sabbath day ×8 sabbath day ×7 sabbath day on ×5 sabbath days on ×5 day of the week ×4 sabbath on ×4 sabbath days ×3
Strong's Definition G4521
sabbath, day, week, days
sabbaton
the Sabbath (i.e., Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e., the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
  • the seventh day of each week which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were required to abstain from all work
    • the institution of the sabbath, the law for keeping holy every seventh day of the week
      • "a single sabbath, sabbath day
    seven days, a week
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 19 English renderings
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Verb — Imperfect Active Indicative, third person singular continued action in the past — try "he was ___ing" or "he kept ___ing" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἐπέφωσκεν Speech Verb Tense Imperfect Voice Active Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἐπιφώσκω · eh-pee-FOH-skoh
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In the KJV here: drew on
as it began to dawn ×1 drew on ×1
Strong's Definition G2020
dawn, on
epiphōskō
to begin to grow light
  • to grow light, to dawn
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 2 English renderings
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