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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.
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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 BoxMat 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:5 - But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 - Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:2 - for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:6 - Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41 - Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:42 - And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:1 - Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
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