Strong G3957πάσχα

Passover lamb

Transliteration
pascha
Pronunciation
pas'-khah
Morphology
Aramaic Noun

Definition

Of Chaldee origin (compare [H6453]); the Passover (the meal the day the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it): - Easter Passover.

Detailed definition

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).†
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In the biblical story

Passover

An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus

The Passover is an annual Jewish feast that commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as described in Exodus 12, and is celebrated with specific rituals and offerings as prescribed in the Old Testament and observed in the New Testament.

In the Bible

Strong G3957 appears in 27 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • passover26
  • easter1

First verses

  1. Matthew 26:2
    Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
  2. Matthew 26:17
    Now 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?
  3. Matthew 26:18
    And 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.
  4. Matthew 26:19
    And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
  5. Mark 14:1
    After 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.
  6. Mark 14:12
    And 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?
  7. Mark 14:14
    And 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?
  8. Mark 14:16
    And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
  9. Luke 2:41
    Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
  10. Luke 22:1
    Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
  11. Luke 22:7
    Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
  12. Luke 22:8
    And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
  13. Luke 22:11
    And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
  14. Luke 22:13
    And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
  15. Luke 22:15
    And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
  16. John 2:13
    And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
  17. John 2:23
    Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
  18. John 6:4
    And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
  19. John 11:55
    And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
  20. John 12:1
    Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πάσχα, τό,
indeclinable, the Hebrew “Passover” (from pāsa[hudot] 'pass over') or Paschal feast, [LXX (LXX.Exo.12.48, etc.)]
2 paschal supper, [NT (NT.Matt.26.17, 19, +others)]
3 paschal lamb, θύειν τὸ π. [LXX+NT (LXX.Exo.12.21, +others; τὸ π. ἐτύθη Χριστός NT.1Cor.5.7.)]