Lexicon :: Strong's G3957 - pascha

πάσχα

Transliteration

pascha (Key)

Pronunciation

pas'-khah

Part of Speech

neuter noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of Aramaic origin cf פֶּסַח (H6453)

Greek Inflections of πάσχα [?]

mGNT
29x in 1 unique form(s) TR
29x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
29x in 2 unique form(s)

πάσχα — 29x

πάσχα — 1x

πασχα — 28x

Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:896,797

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

πάσχα páscha, pas'-khah; of Chaldee origin (compare H6453); the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it):—Easter, Passover.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G3957 in the following manner: Passover (28x), Easter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G3957 in the following manner: Passover (28x), Easter (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

the paschal sacrifice (which was accustomed to be offered for the people's deliverance of old from Egypt)
the paschal lamb, i.e. the lamb the Israelites were accustomed to slay and eat on the fourteenth day of the month of Nisan (the first month of their year) in memory of the 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; Christ crucified is likened to the slain paschal lamb
the paschal supper
the paschal feast, the feast of the Passover, extending from the 14th to the 20th day of the month Nisan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

πάσχα páscha, pas'-khah; of Chaldee origin (compare H6453); the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it):—Easter, Passover.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G3957:

πάσχα, 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 (Jeremiah 31:8)) where it is φασεκ; Josephus has φασκα, Antiquities 5, 1, 4; 14, 2, 1; 17, 9, 13; b. j. 2, 1, 3), an indeclinable noun (Winers Grammar, § 10, 2); properly, a passing over;
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 ; Dillmann in Schenkel iv., p. 392ff; and on the question of the relation of the Last Supper to the Jewish Passover, see (in addition to references in BB. DD. as above) Kirchner, die Jüdische Passahfeier u. Jesu letztes Mahl. Gotha, 1870; Keil, Com. über Matth., pp. 513-528; J. B. McClellan, The N. T. etc. i., pp. 473-494; but especially Schürer, Ueber φαγεῖν τό πάσχα, akademische Festschrift (Giessen, 1883).)

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus: 12; 12:21
Numbers: 9
Deuteronomy: 16
2 Chronicles: 30:17
Jeremiah: 31:8; 38:8
Matthew: 26:2; 26:2; 26:17; 26:18; 26:19
Mark: 14:1; 14:12; 14:12; 14:14; 14:16
Luke: 2:41; 22:1; 22:7; 22:8; 22:11; 22:13; 22:15
John: 2:13; 2:23; 6:4; 11:55; 12:1; 13:1; 18:28; 18:39; 19:14
Acts: 12:4
1 Corinthians: 5:7
Hebrews: 11:28

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G3957 matches the Greek πάσχα (pascha),
which occurs 29 times in 27 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 26:2

Mat 26:2 - Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover,^G3957 and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

Mat 26:17

Mat 26:17 - Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?^G3957

Mat 26:18

Mat 26:18 - And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover^G3957 at thy house with my disciples.

Mat 26:19

Mat 26:19 - And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.^G3957

Mar 14:1

Mar 14:1 - After two days was the feast of the passover,^G3957 and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

Mar 14:12

Mar 14:12 - And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover,^G3957 his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?^G3957

Mar 14:14

Mar 14:14 - And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover^G3957 with my disciples?

Mar 14:16

Mar 14:16 - And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.^G3957

Luk 2:41

Luk 2:41 - Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.^G3957

Luk 22:1

Luk 22:1 - Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.^G3957

Luk 22:7

Luk 22:7 - Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover^G3957 must be killed.

Luk 22:8

Luk 22:8 - And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover,^G3957 that we may eat.

Luk 22:11

Luk 22:11 - And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover^G3957 with my disciples?

Luk 22:13

Luk 22:13 - And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.^G3957

Luk 22:15

Luk 22:15 - And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover^G3957 with you before I suffer:

Jhn 2:13

Jhn 2:13 - And the Jews' passover^G3957 was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

Jhn 2:23

Jhn 2:23 - Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover,^G3957 in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

Jhn 6:4

Jhn 6:4 - And the passover,^G3957 a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

Jhn 11:55

Jhn 11:55 - And the Jews' passover^G3957 was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover,^G3957 to purify themselves.

Jhn 12:1

Jhn 12:1 - Then Jesus six days before the passover^G3957 came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Jhn 13:1

Jhn 13:1 - Now before the feast of the passover,^G3957 when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

Jhn 18:28

Jhn 18:28 - Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.^G3957

Jhn 18:39

Jhn 18:39 - But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover:^G3957 will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Jhn 19:14

Jhn 19:14 - And it was the preparation of the passover,^G3957 and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

Act 12:4

Act 12:4 - And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter^G3957 to bring him forth to the people.

1Co 5:7

1Co 5:7 - Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover^G3957 is sacrificed for us:

Heb 11:28

Heb 11:28 - Through faith he kept the passover,^G3957 and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.