Word Study · Strong's G3904 · Greek
παρασκευή
paraskeue
par-ask-yoo-ay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: paraskeuḗ
“readiness”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
readiness
Rendered in the KJV as
preparation.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- παρασκευὴ3
- παρασκευὴν1
- παρασκευήν,1
- παρασκευῆς,1
How it is rendered · 5
- Preparation2
- [the] Day of Preparation1
- [the] Preparation1
- of Preparation,1
- Preparation,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSF · 3
- N-ASF · 2
- N-GSF · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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John3 occurrences
- John 19:14παρασκευὴparaskeuēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularIt was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”here: [the] Day of Preparation
- John 19:31παρασκευὴparaskeuēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularIt was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.here: [the] Preparation
- John 19:42παρασκευὴνparaskeuēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.here: Preparation