G3957 πάσχα (páscha) — Passover

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G3957

the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it)

KJV usage: :--Easter, Passover.

Etymology: of Chaldee origin (compare );

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

the passover, the paschal lamb, Mt. 26:17; Mk. 14:12; met. used of Christ, the true paschal lamb, 1 Cor. 5:7; the feast of the passover, the day on which the paschal lamb was slain and eaten, the 14th of Nisan, Mt. 26:18; Mk. 14:1; Heb. 11:28; more genr. the whole paschal festival, including the seven days of the feast of unleavened bread, Mt. 26:2; Lk. 2:41; Jn. 2:13

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 26:2 Matthew 26:17 Matthew 26:18 Matthew 26:19 Mark 14:1 Mark 14:12 Mark 14:14 Mark 14:16 Luke 2:41 Luke 22:1 Luke 22:7 Luke 22:8 Luke 22:11 Luke 22:13 Luke 22:15 + 12 more →

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