ATS Bible Dictionary
PreparationThe day on which our Savior was crucified was called the "day of preparation," or "the preparation of the Passover," as preceding the Passover Sabbath, which commend at sunset, Matthew 27:62; John 19:31.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.
2. (n.) The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.
3. (n.) That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.
4. (n.) That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.
5. (n.) An army or fleet.
6. (n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.
7. (n.) Accomplishment; qualification.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PREPARATIONprep-a-ra'-shun: The concordances indicate that the word "preparation" occurs only twice in the Old Testament, once in 1 Chronicles 22:5, where it is used in the ordinary sense "to make preparation," and once in Nahum 2:3, "in the day of his preparation," both of them translating the same Hebrew root and requiring no special elucidation. In Ephesians 6:15 the apostle speaks of the equipment of the Christian as including the "feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace," which means, according to Thayer, "with the promptitude and alacrity which the gospel produces."
The word occurs with technical significance ("the Preparation") in the gospel narratives of the crucifixion, translating the Greek paraskeue (Matthew 27:62 Mark 15:42 Luke 23:54 John 19:14, 31, 42). It is used as a technical term indicating the day of the preparation for the Sabbath, that is, the evening of Friday. This is its use in Josephus, Ant, XVI, vi, 2, and presumably in the Synoptics. Later its use seems to have been extended to denote regularly the 6th day (Friday) of each week. So in the Didache, viii and the Martyrdom of Polycarp, vii.
The addition of the phrase tou pascha, "of the passover," in John 19:14, and of the phrase "for the day of that sabbath was a high day," in 19:31, seems to indicate that the author of the Fourth Gospel regarded the Passover as occurring on the Sabbath in the year of the crucifixion. This is clearly the natural interpretation of the words of John's Gospel, and if it were not for the seeming contradiction to the narrative of the Synoptics it is very doubtful whether any other interpretation would ever have been put upon them. This question is discussed in the articles on the date of the crucifixion and the Lord's Supper, and it will be necessary only to allude to it here.
It is possible that the phrase the "Preparation of the passover" in John 19:14 may mean it was the preparation day (Friday) of the Passover week (see Andrews, Life of our Lord, 451;; and most recently Zahn, Das Evangelium des Johannes, 1908, 637;). This method of harmonizing seems to the present writer to be forced, and it therefore seems wiser to give to the words of John 19:14 their natural interpretation, and to maintain that, according to the author of the Fourth Gospel, the Passover had not been celebrated at the time of the crucifixion. There seems to be reason to believe that the ordinary view that the Lord's Supper was instituted in connection with the Passover, based upon the narrative in Mark (14:12;), does not have the unanimous support of the Synoptic Gospels.
LITERATURE.
In addition to references in the body of the article, the commentaries, especially Plummer, Cambridge Bible, "St. John," Appendix A; Allen, ICC, "St. Matthew," 270-74; Godet, Commentary on the New Testament; Gospel of John, English translation, New York, 1886, II, 378, 379; and the significant articles on the interpretation of Luke 22:15, 16 by Burkitt and Brooke, Journal of Theological Studies, IX, 569;, and by Box, ib, X, 106.
Walter R. Betteridge
Greek
3904. paraskeue -- preparation, the day of preparation (for a ... ... preparation, the day of
preparation (for a Sabbath or feast). Part of Speech: Noun,
Feminine Transliteration: paraskeue Phonetic Spelling: (par-ask-yoo-ay
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3904.htm - 6k2091. hetoimasia -- preparation
... preparation. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hetoimasia Phonetic
Spelling: (het-oy-mas-ee'-ah) Short Definition: preparation, readiness ...
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1780. entaphiasmos -- preparation for burial
... preparation for burial. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: entaphiasmos
Phonetic Spelling: (en-taf-ee-as-mos') Short Definition: embalming ...
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3487. nardos -- nard, ointment of nard
... 3487 -- nard (spikenard); an Indian plant, "used for the preparation of a fragrant
ointment; Mk 14:3; Jn 12:3" (). When refined, nard is a "perfume, made ...
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Strong's Hebrew
8499. tekunah -- arrangement, preparation, fixed place... 8498, 8499. tekunah. 8500 . arrangement,
preparation, fixed place. Transliteration:
tekunah Phonetic Spelling: (tek-oo-naw') Short Definition: seat.
... /hebrew/8499.htm - 6k 3559. kun -- to be firm
... made it ready (1), made preparations (1), made provision (1), made...preparations
(1), made...ready (1), maintain his position (1), make preparation (1), make ...
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4633. maarak -- an arrangement
... preparation. From arak; an arrangement, ie (figuratively) mental disposition --
preparation. see HEBREW arak. 4632, 4633. maarak. 4634 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library
Of Preparation.
... I. Of Preparation. ... Fourthly, Because it has been ever the practice of all God's saints,
to use holy preparation before they would meddle with divine mysteries. ...
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Preparation for Worship
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH Preparation for Worship. 8,6,8,6 Preparation for Worship.
How shall we climb the hill of God,. And stand before His face". ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the early church/preparation for worship.htm
Preparation for Revival
... Preparation for Revival. A Sermon (No.597). Delivered on Sunday October 30th, 1864
by. CH SPURGEON,. At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/preparation for revival.htm
Whether Circumcision was a Preparation For, and a Figure of ...
... OF CIRCUMCISION (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether circumcision was a preparation
for, and a figure of Baptism? Objection 1: It seems that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether circumcision was a preparation.htm
The Holy Communion the Preparation.
... The Holy Communion The Preparation. I. The Preparation. 10,9,10,7,5,8,8,8,8,5. Herr
Jesu Christe mein getreuer Hirte. [205]Johann Heermann.1630. ...
/.../the holy communion the preparation.htm
Whether a Preparation or Disposition for Grace is Required on the ...
... Article Two Whether a Preparation or Disposition for Grace is required on
the part of man. Whether a Preparation or Disposition for ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article two whether a preparation.htm
The Preparation of Punishment is the Act of the Divine Pleasure...
... THESIS 17 The preparation of punishment is the act of the divine pleasure?
The preparation of punishment is the act of the divine ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 3/thesis 17 the preparation of.htm
On the Preparation of a Burial Ground.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCCIII. On the Preparation of a Burial Ground. 8.8.8.8
James Montgomery. On the Preparation of a Burial Ground. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccciii on the preparation.htm
The Preparation of the Heart.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN LXV. The Preparation of the Heart. 8.6.8.6 James Montgomery.
The Preparation of the Heart. Lord, teach us how to pray aright,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn lxv the preparation of.htm
Preparation for Heaven.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCXXVII. Preparation for Heaven. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
Preparation for Heaven. Heaven is a place of rest from sin; ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccxxvii preparation for heaven.htm
Thesaurus
Preparation (28 Occurrences)... or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous
arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the
preparation of land for
.../p/preparation.htm - 19kPreparation-day (1 Occurrence)
Preparation-day. Preparation, Preparation-day. Preparations .
Multi-Version Concordance Preparation-day (1 Occurrence). ...
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Amos (12 Occurrences)
... a'-mos (`amoc, "burdensome" or "burden-bearer"; Amos): I. THE PROPHET 1. Name 2.
Native Place 3. Personal History 4. His Preparation (1) Knowledge of God (2 ...
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Elisha (70 Occurrences)
... God is salvalion"; Septuagint Eleisaie; New Testament Elisaios, Eliseus, (Luke
4:27 the King James Version): Contents I. HIS CALL AND PREPARATION 1. His Call 2 ...
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Providence (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) The act of providing or preparing for
future use or application; a making ready; preparation. ...
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Preparations (16 Occurrences)
... house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame
and of glory throughout all countries; I will therefore make preparation for him ...
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Exploration
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PALESTINE EXPLORATION. (as of 1915) " Preliminary
Consideration I. ERA OF PREPARATION 1. Outside of ... I. Era of Preparation. ...
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Precious (128 Occurrences)
... of the breastplate were made from Hebrew texts absolutely identical in respect of
the names of the stones with those used for the preparation of the English ...
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Great (10383 Occurrences)
... 2. His Preparation for His Career: He was also preparing his son for his
career. Alexander was, partly no doubt from being the pupil ...
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Wash (105 Occurrences)
... 20. (n.) A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash. 21. (n.) A medical
preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion. 22. ...
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Resources
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