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Lexicon :: Strong's G3957 - pascha

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πάσχα
Transliteration
pascha (Key)
Pronunciation
pas'-khah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Aramaic origin cf פֶּסַח (H6453)
mGNT
29x in 1 unique form(s) TR
29x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
29x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:896,797

Strong’s Definitions

πάσχα páscha, pas'-khah; of Chaldee origin (compare H6453); the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it):—Easter, Passover.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G3957 in the following manner: Passover (28x), Easter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G3957 in the following manner: Passover (28x), Easter (1x).

  1. the paschal sacrifice (which was accustomed to be offered for the people's deliverance of old from Egypt)

  2. the paschal lamb, i.e. the lamb the Israelites were accustomed to slay and eat on the fourteenth day of the month of Nisan (the first month of their year) in memory of the day on which their fathers, preparing to depart from Egypt, were bidden by God to slay and eat a lamb, and to sprinkle their door posts with its blood, that the destroying angel, seeing the blood, might pass over their dwellings; Christ crucified is likened to the slain paschal lamb

  3. the paschal supper

  4. the paschal feast, the feast of the Passover, extending from the 14th to the 20th day of the month Nisan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πάσχα páscha, pas'-khah; of Chaldee origin (compare H6453); the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it):—Easter, Passover.
STRONGS G3957:
πάσχα, τό (Chaldean פִּסְחָא, Hebrew פֶּסַח, from פָּסַח, to pass over, to pass over by sparing; the Sept. also constantly use the Chaldean form πάσχα, except in 2 Chron. (and Jeremiah 38:8 (Jeremiah 31:8)) where it is φασεκ; Josephus has φασκα, Antiquities 5, 1, 4; 14, 2, 1; 17, 9, 13; b. j. 2, 1, 3), an indeclinable noun (Winers Grammar, § 10, 2); properly, a passing over;
1. the paschal sacrifice (which was accustomed to be offered for the people's deliverance of old from Egypt), or
2. the paschal lamb, i. e. the lamb which the Israelites were accustomed to slay and eat on the fourteenth day of the month Nisan (the first month of their year) in memory of that day on which their fathers, preparing to depart from Egypt, were bidden by God to slay and eat a lamb, and to sprinkle their door-posts with its blood, that the destroying angel, seeing the blood, might pass over their dwellings (Exodus 12; Numbers 9; Deuteronomy 16): θύειν τό πάσχα (הַפֶסַח שָׁחַט), Mark 14:12; Luke 22:7, (Exodus 12:21); Christ crucified is likened to the slain paschal lamb, 1 Corinthians 5:7; φαγεῖν τό πάσχα, Matthew 26:17; Mark 14:12, 14; Luke 22:11, 15; John 18:28; הָפֶסַח אָכַל, 2 Chronicles 30:17f.
3. the paschal supper: ἑτοιμάζειν τό πάσχα, Matthew 26:19; Mark 14:16; Luke 22:8, 13; ποιεῖν τό πάσχα to celebrate the paschal meal, Matthew 26:18.
4. the paschal festival, the feast of Passover, extending from the fourteenth to the twentieth day of the month Nisan: Matthew 26:2; Mark 14:1; Luke 2:41; Luke 22:1; John 2:13, 23; John 6:4; John 11:55; John 12:1; John 13:1; John 18:39; John 19:14; Acts 12:4; πεποίηκε τό πάσχα he instituted the Passover (of Moses), Hebrews 11:28 (cf. Winers Grammar, 272 (256); Buttmann, 197 (170)); γίνεται τό πάσχα the Passover is celebrated (R. V. cometh), Matthew 26:2. (See BB. DD. under the word ; Dillmann in Schenkel iv., p. 392ff; and on the question of the relation of the Last Supper to the Jewish Passover, see (in addition to references in BB. DD. as above) Kirchner, die Jüdische Passahfeier u. Jesu letztes Mahl. Gotha, 1870; Keil, Com. über Matth., pp. 513-528; J. B. McClellan, The N. T. etc. i., pp. 473-494; but especially Schürer, Ueber φαγεῖν τό πάσχα, akademische Festschrift (Giessen, 1883).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
12; 12:21
Numbers
9
Deuteronomy
16
2 Chronicles
30:17
Jeremiah
31:8; 38:8
Matthew
26:2; 26:2; 26:17; 26:18; 26:19
Mark
14:1; 14:12; 14:12; 14:14; 14:16
Luke
2:41; 22:1; 22:7; 22:8; 22:11; 22:13; 22:15
John
2:13; 2:23; 6:4; 11:55; 12:1; 13:1; 18:28; 18:39; 19:14
Acts
12:4
1 Corinthians
5:7
Hebrews
11:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3957 matches the Greek πάσχα (pascha),
which occurs 29 times in 27 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:2 - «أَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّهُ بَعْدَ يَوْمَيْنِ يَأْتِي الْفِصْحُ، وَسَوْفَ يُسَلَّمُ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ لِيُصْلَبَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:17 - وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنْ أَيَّامِ الْفَطِيرِ، تَقَدَّمَ التَّلامِيذُ إِلَى يَسُوعَ يَسْأَلُونَ: «أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ نُجَهِّزَ لَكَ الْفِصْحَ لِتَأْكُلَ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:18 - أَجَابَهُمْ: «اُدْخُلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ، وَاذْهَبُوا إِلَى فُلانٍ وَقُولُوا لَهُ: الْمُعَلِّمُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ سَاعَتِي قَدِ اقْتَرَبَتْ، وَعِنْدَكَ سَأَعْمَلُ الْفِصْحَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِي».

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:19 - فَفَعَلَ التَّلامِيذُ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ بِهِ يَسُوعُ، وَجَهَّزُوا الْفِصْحَ هُنَاكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - وَكَانَ الْفِصْحُ وَعِيدُ الْفَطِيرِ سَيَحُلّانِ بَعْدَ يَوْمَيْنِ، وَمَازَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةُ يَسْعَوْنَ كَيْ يَقْبِضُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمَكْرٍ وَيَقْتُلُوهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:12 - وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنْ أَيَّامِ الْفَطِيرِ، وَفِيهِ كَانَ يُذْبَحُ (حَمَلُ) الْفِصْحِ، سَأَلَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ نَذْهَبَ وَنُجَهِّزَ لَكَ الْفِصْحَ لِتَأْكُلَ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14 - وَحَيْثُ يَدْخُلُ، قُولا لِرَبِّ الْبَيْتِ: إِنَّ الْمُعَلِّمَ يَقُولُ: أَيْنَ غُرْفَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا سَآكُلُ الْفِصْحَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِي؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:16 - فَانْطَلَقَ التِّلْمِيذَانِ وَدَخَلا الْمَدِينَةَ، وَوَجَدَا كَمَا قَالَ لَهُمَا. وَهُنَاكَ جَهَّزَا لِلْفِصْحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41 - وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ يَذْهَبَانِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:1 - وَاقْتَرَبَ عِيدُ الْفَطِيرِ، الْمَعْرُوفُ بِالْفِصْحِ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:7 - وَجَاءَ يَوْمُ الْفَطِيرِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ يُذْبَحَ فِيهِ (حَمَلُ) الْفِصْحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:8 - فَأَرْسَلَ يَسُوعُ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا قَائِلاً: «اذْهَبَا وَجَهِّزَا لَنَا الْفِصْحَ، لِنَأْكُلَ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:11 - وَقُولا لِرَبِّ ذلِكَ الْبَيْتِ: يَقُولُ لَكَ الْمُعَلِّمُ: أَيْنَ غُرْفَةُ الضُّيُوفِ الَّتِي آكُلُ فِيهَا (حَمَلَ) الْفِصْحِ مَعَ تَلامِيذِي؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:13 - فَانْطَلَقَا، وَوَجَدَا كَمَا قَالَ لَهُمَا، وَجَهَّزَا الْفِصْحَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:15 - وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اشْتَهَيْتُ بِشَوْقٍ أَنْ آكُلَ هَذَا الْفِصْحَ مَعَكُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَتَأَلَّمَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:13 - وَإِذِ اقْتَرَبَ عِيدُ الْفِصْحِ الْيَهُودِيُّ، صَعِدَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:23 - وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ، آمَنَ بِاسْمِهِ كَثِيرُونَ إِذْ شَهِدُوا الآيَاتِ الَّتِي أَجْرَاهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:4 - وَكَانَ عِيدُ الْفِصْحِ الْيَهُودِيُّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:55 - وَكَانَ عِيدُ الْفِصْحِ الْيَهُودِيُّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ، فَتَوَافَدَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الْقُرَى إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَقُومُوا بِطُقُوسِ التَّطَهُّرِ السَّابِقَةِ لِلْعِيدِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:1 - وَقَبْلَ الْفِصْحِ بِسِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ جَاءَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى بَيْتَ عَنْيَا، بَلْدَةِ لِعَازَرَ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - وَقُبَيْلَ عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ، وَيَسُوعُ عَالِمٌ أَنَّ سَاعَتَهُ قَدْ حَانَتْ لِيَرْحَلَ مِنْ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ إِلَى الآبِ، فَإِذْ كَانَ قَدْ أَحَبَّ خَاصَّتَهُ الَّذِينَ فِي الْعَالَمِ، أَحَبَّهُمُ الآنَ أَقْصَى الْمَحَبَّةِ:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:28 - ثُمَّ أَخَذُوا يَسُوعَ مِنْ دَارِ قَيَافَا إِلَى قَصْرِ الْحَاكِمِ الرُّومَانِيِّ، وَكَانَ ذلِكَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ الْبَاكِرِ. وَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْيَهُودُ إِلَى الْقَصْرِ لِئَلّا يَتَنَجَّسُوا فَلا يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنَ الأَكْلِ مِنْ خَرُوفِ الْفِصْحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:39 - وَقَدْ جَرَتِ الْعَادَةُ عِنْدَكُمْ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ السُّجَنَاءِ فِي عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ. فَهَلْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ مَلِكَ الْيَهُودِ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:14 - وَكَانَ الْوَقْتُ نَحْوَ السَّادِسَةِ فِي يَوْمِ الإِعْدَادِ لِلْفِصْحِ. وَقَالَ بِيلاطُسُ لِلْيَهُودِ: «هَا هُوَ مَلِكُكُمْ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:4 - فَلَمَّا قَبَضَ عَلَيْهِ، أَوْدَعَهُ السِّجْنَ تَحْتَ حِرَاسَةِ أَرْبَعِ مَجْمُوعَاتٍ مِنَ الْحُرَّاسِ، تَتَكَوَّنُ كُلُّ مَجْمُوعَةٍ مِنْهَا مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ جُنُودٍ. وَكَانَ يَنْوِي أَنْ يُسَلِّمَهُ إِلَى الْيَهُودِ بَعْدَ عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:7 - فَاعْزِلُوا الْخَمِيرَةَ الْعَتِيقَةَ مِنْ بَيْنِكُمْ لِتَكُونُوا عَجِيناً جَدِيداً، لأَنَّكُمْ فَطِيرٌ! فَإِنَّ حَمَلَ فِصْحِنَا، أَيِ الْمَسِيحَ، قَدْ ذُبِحَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:28 - وَبِالإِيمَانِ، أَقَامَ الْفِصْحَ وَرَشَّ الدَّمَ، لِكَيْ لَا يَمَسَّ مُهْلِكُ الأَبْكَارِ أَحَداً مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ شَعْبِهِ.
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