Strong's Lexicon pascha: Passover Original Word: πάσχα Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesach), meaning "Passover." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H6453 - פֶּסַח (pesach) Usage: The term "pascha" refers to the Jewish festival of Passover, which commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt. In the New Testament, it is used to describe both the festival itself and the Passover lamb that was sacrificed. The Passover is a significant event in the Jewish calendar and is also pivotal in Christian theology, symbolizing Christ as the sacrificial Lamb. Cultural and Historical Background: The Passover is one of the most important Jewish feasts, instituted by God in Exodus 12. It marks the night when the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, sparing them from the plague of the firstborn. The festival involves the sacrifice of a lamb, the eating of unleavened bread, and the retelling of the Exodus story. In the New Testament, Jesus' Last Supper is understood to be a Passover meal, and His crucifixion is seen as the fulfillment of the Passover sacrifice, offering redemption from sin. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Aramaic origin, cf. pesach Definition the Passover, the Passover supper or lamb NASB Translation Passover (29). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3957: πάσχαπάσχα, 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 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 Of Chaldee origin (compare pecach); the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it) -- Easter, Passover. see HEBREW pecach Englishman's Concordance Matthew 26:2 AramGRK: ἡμέρας τὸ πάσχα γίνεται καὶ NAS: days the Passover is coming, KJV: is [the feast of] the passover, and INT: days the passover takes place and Matthew 26:17 Aram Matthew 26:18 Aram Matthew 26:19 Aram Mark 14:1 Aram Mark 14:12 Aram Mark 14:12 Aram Mark 14:14 Aram Mark 14:16 Aram Luke 2:41 Aram Luke 22:1 Aram Luke 22:7 Aram Luke 22:8 Aram Luke 22:11 Aram Luke 22:13 Aram Luke 22:15 Aram John 2:13 Aram John 2:23 Aram John 6:4 Aram John 11:55 Aram John 11:55 Aram John 12:1 Aram John 13:1 Aram John 18:28 Aram John 18:39 Aram |