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ἑορτή
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”
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
Where it appears
25 occurrences in the Greek text, first 23 verses shown.
Colossians 2:16 N-GSFJohn 2:23 N-DSFJohn 4:45 N-ASFJohn 5:1 N-NSFJohn 6:4 N-NSFJohn 7:2 N-NSFJohn 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
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.