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Lexicon :: Strong's G1859 - heortē

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ἑορτή
Transliteration
heortē (Key)
Pronunciation
heh-or-tay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

ἑορτή heortḗ, heh-or-tay'; of uncertain affinity; a festival:—feast, holyday.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G1859 in the following manner: feast (26x), holy day (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G1859 in the following manner: feast (26x), holy day (1x).

  1. a feast day, festival

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἑορτή heortḗ, heh-or-tay'; of uncertain affinity; a festival:—feast, holyday.
STRONGS G1859:
ἑορτή, -ῆς, ἡ, Sept. for חָג; Greek writings from Homer down; in Herodotus ὁρτή; a feast day, festival: Luke 2:42; John 5:1; John 6:4; John 7:2, 37; Colossians 2:16; ἡ ἑορτὴ τοῦ πάσχα: Luke 2:41 [Winers Grammar, 215 (202); Buttmann, 186 (161)]; John 13:1; equivalent to ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων, Luke 22:1; ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, during the feast, Matthew 26:5; Mark 14:2; John 4:45; John 7:11; John 12:20; εἶναι ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, to be engaged in celebrating the feast, John 2:23, cf. Baumg.-Crusius and Meyer at the passage; εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, for the feast, John 13:29; ἀναβαίνειν (to Jerusalem) εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, John 7:8, 10; ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, John 4:45; John 11:56; John 12:12; τῆς ἑορτῆς μεσούσης, in the midst of the feast, John 7:14; κατὰ ἑορτήν, at every feast [see κατά, II. 3 a. β.], Matthew 27:15; Mark 15:6; Luke 23:17 [Rec.]; τὴν ἑορτὴν ποιεῖν to keep, celebrate, the feast, Acts 18:21 [Rec.]; κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑορτῆς, after the custom of the feast, Luke 2:42.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:15; 26:5
Mark
14:2; 15:6
Luke
2:41; 2:42; 2:42; 22:1; 23:17
John
2:23; 4:45; 4:45; 5:1; 6:4; 7:2; 7:8; 7:10; 7:11; 7:14; 7:37; 11:56; 12:12; 12:20; 13:1; 13:29
Acts
18:21
Colossians
2:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1859 matches the Greek ἑορτή (heortē),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:5 - But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 - Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:2 - But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:6 - Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41 - And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:42 - And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:1 - Now the feast of unleavened bread was near, which is called the Passover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:23 - Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:1 - After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:4 - Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:2 - But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:8 - Go you up to the feast: I am not going up now to the feast because my time has not fully come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:10 - But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:14 - Now in the middle of the feast Jesus went up to the Temple and was teaching.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:37 - On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus got up and said in a loud voice, If any man is in need of drink let him come to me and I will give it to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:56 - They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:12 - The day after, a great number of people who were there for the feast, when they had the news that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:20 - Now there were some Greeks among the people who had come up to give worship at the feast:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29 - Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:16 - For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths:
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