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heortḗ · Greek · Strong's G1859 · 25 occurrences

The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “feast”

What it means

a festival

of uncertain affinity;

How the KJV renders it

feast, holyday

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“feast”

also renders dochḗ (G1403), deîpnon (G1173), chag (H2282), lᵉchem (H3900), mâʻôwg (H4580), mishteh (H4960)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

25 occurrences in the Greek text, first 23 verses shown.

Colossians 2:16 · N-GSF

Let no one therefore judge you in eating or drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

John 2:23 · N-DSF

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.

John 4:45 · N-ASF

So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

John 5:1 · N-NSF

After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John 6:4 · N-NSF

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

John 7:2 · N-NSF

Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand.

John 7:8 N-ASFJohn 7:10 N-ASFJohn 7:11 N-DSFJohn 7:14 N-GSFJohn 7:37 N-GSFJohn 11:56 N-ASFJohn 12:12 N-ASFJohn 12:20 N-DSFJohn 13:1 N-GSFJohn 13:29 N-ASFLuke 2:41 N-DSFLuke 2:42 N-GSFLuke 22:1 N-NSFMatthew 26:5 N-DSFMatthew 27:15 N-ASFMark 14:2 N-DSFMark 15:6 N-ASF

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