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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 25 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:5 - “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 - Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:6 - Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom 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 Festival of the Passover.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:1 - Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:23 - Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:1 - Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:4 - The Jewish Passover Festival was near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:2 - But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:8 - You go to the festival. I am not[fn] going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:10 - However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, “Where is he?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:14 - Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:37 - On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:56 - They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival at all?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:12 - The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:20 - Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29 - Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:16 - Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.
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