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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 25 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:5 - But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 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 - for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult of the people."

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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 Box Luk 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 Box Luk 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 Box Luk 22:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:23 - Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs which he did;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they too had gone to the feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:1 - After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:4 - Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:2 - Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:8 - Go to the feast yourselves; I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:10 - But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, "Where is he?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:14 - About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:37 - On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:56 - They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think? That he will not come to the feast?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:12 - The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:20

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world 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 - Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast"; or, that he should give something to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:16 - Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a sabbath.
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