4315. prosabbaton
Strong's Lexicon
prosabbaton: The day before the Sabbath

Original Word: προσάββατον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: prosabbaton
Pronunciation: pros-AB-ba-ton
Phonetic Spelling: (pros-ab'-bat-on)
Definition: The day before the Sabbath
Meaning: the day before the Sabbath.

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix "προ-" (pro-, meaning "before") and "σάββατον" (sabbaton, meaning "Sabbath").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for "Sabbath" is שַׁבָּת (shabbat, Strong's Hebrew 7676), which refers to the seventh day of the week, a day of rest.

Usage: The term "prosabbaton" refers specifically to the day preceding the Sabbath, which in Jewish tradition is Friday. This day was significant in Jewish culture as it was a time of preparation for the Sabbath, a day of rest and worship. In the New Testament context, it is used to denote the day before the Sabbath, particularly in relation to the events surrounding the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ.

Cultural and Historical Background: In Jewish tradition, the Sabbath (Saturday) is a day of rest, as commanded in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:8-11). The day before the Sabbath, Friday, was known as the "Preparation Day" (Mark 15:42), when Jews would prepare meals and complete any work to avoid labor on the Sabbath. This cultural practice is reflected in the New Testament, where the timing of events is often marked in relation to the Sabbath.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from pro and sabbaton
Definition
the day before the Sabbath
NASB Translation
day before (1), day before the Sabbath (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4315: προσάββατον

προσάββατον, προσαββάτου, τό, the day before the sabbath: Mark 15:42, R G T WH (L Tr text πρός σάββατον (cf. πρός, I. 1 b.)). (Judith 8:6; (Psalm 92:1 () heading; Nonnus, paraph. Ioan. 19, 66; Eusebius, de mart. Pal. 6, 1).)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
day before the Sabbath.

From pro and sabbaton; a fore-sabbath, i.e. The Sabbath-eve -- day before the sabbath. Compare paraskeue.

see GREEK pro

see GREEK sabbaton

see GREEK paraskeue

Forms and Transliterations
προσαββατον προσάββατον προσαββάτου prosabbaton prosábbaton
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 15:42 N-NNS
GRK: ὅ ἐστιν προσάββατον
NAS: it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
KJV: that is, the day before the sabbath,
INT: that is [the day] before Sabbath

Strong's Greek 4315
1 Occurrence


προσάββατον — 1 Occ.















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