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Lexicon :: Strong's G1859 - heortē

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ἑορτή
Transliteration
heortē (Key)
Pronunciation
heh-or-tay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

ἑορτή heortḗ, heh-or-tay'; of uncertain affinity; a festival:—feast, holyday.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G1859 in the following manner: feast (26x), holy day (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G1859 in the following manner: feast (26x), holy day (1x).

  1. a feast day, festival

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἑορτή heortḗ, heh-or-tay'; of uncertain affinity; a festival:—feast, holyday.
STRONGS G1859:
ἑορτή, -ῆς, ἡ, Sept. for חָג; Greek writings from Homer down; in Herodotus ὁρτή; a feast day, festival: Luke 2:42; John 5:1; John 6:4; John 7:2, 37; Colossians 2:16; ἡ ἑορτὴ τοῦ πάσχα: Luke 2:41 [Winers Grammar, 215 (202); Buttmann, 186 (161)]; John 13:1; equivalent to ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων, Luke 22:1; ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, during the feast, Matthew 26:5; Mark 14:2; John 4:45; John 7:11; John 12:20; εἶναι ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, to be engaged in celebrating the feast, John 2:23, cf. Baumg.-Crusius and Meyer at the passage; εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, for the feast, John 13:29; ἀναβαίνειν (to Jerusalem) εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, John 7:8, 10; ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, John 4:45; John 11:56; John 12:12; τῆς ἑορτῆς μεσούσης, in the midst of the feast, John 7:14; κατὰ ἑορτήν, at every feast [see κατά, II. 3 a. β.], Matthew 27:15; Mark 15:6; Luke 23:17 [Rec.]; τὴν ἑορτὴν ποιεῖν to keep, celebrate, the feast, Acts 18:21 [Rec.]; κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑορτῆς, after the custom of the feast, Luke 2:42.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:15; 26:5
Mark
14:2; 15:6
Luke
2:41; 2:42; 2:42; 22:1; 23:17
John
2:23; 4:45; 4:45; 5:1; 6:4; 7:2; 7:8; 7:10; 7:11; 7:14; 7:37; 11:56; 12:12; 12:20; 13:1; 13:29
Acts
18:21
Colossians
2:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1859 matches the Greek ἑορτή (heortē),
which occurs 27 times in 25 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:5 - “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 - Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:2 - “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:6 - Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner—anyone the people requested.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41 - Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:42 - When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:1 - The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:23 - Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:1 - Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:4 - (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:2 - But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:8 - You go on. I’m not going[fn] to this festival, because my time has not yet come.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:10 - But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:14 - Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:37 - On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:56 - They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won’t come for Passover, will he?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:12 - The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:20 - Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29 - Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:21 - As he left, however, he said, “I will come back later,[fn] God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:16 - So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.
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