noun · feminine
heortas
Greekἑορτή (heortē)
Strong’sG1859
a festival, feast
stem heort-25 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἑορτή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for חַג (chiefly), מוֹעֵד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1859 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidheh-or-tay'
a festival
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesfeast, holyday.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | heortas4×ἑορτὴ | heortais |
| object accusative | heortan9×ἑορτήν | heortain |
| direct address vocative | heortar | heortair |
| of, belonging to genitive | heortau5×ἑορτῆς | heortaiu |
| to, for dative | heorta7×ἑορτῇ | heortai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
heorta is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
heortas“feast”subjectnominative singular4×
Luke 22:1“feast”Engizate de tas heortas teiu azumeiu tas legirōtas Pascha.Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
John 5:1“feast”Meta houteim ate heortas toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainata Iēsus eis Hierosolumeim.Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
John 6:4“feast”ate de engus tem pascha, tas heortas toiu Ioudaioiu.Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
John 7:2“feast”ate de engus tas heortas toiu Ioudaioiu tas skēnopēgias.However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
heortan“feast”objectaccusative singular9×
Matthew 27:15“feast”Kata de heortan eiōthatelē tos hēgemōnos apoluarō henon to ochlo desmion hon thelale.Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
Mark 15:6“feast”Kata de heortan apoluate autoi henon desmion hon paraitele.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
John 4:45“feast”hote oun erchata eis tan Galilaian, dechela auton tois Galilaiois, panteim horarētois hoseim poiata en Hierosolumei en ta heorta, kai autois gar erchala eis tan heortan.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
John 7:8“feast”vis anabainavar eis tan heortan; mis ouk anabainamō eis tan heortan houtan, hoti tos ēmos kairos oupō plēritē.Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
John 7:8“feast”vis anabainavar eis tan heortan; mis ouk anabainamō eis tan heortan houtan, hoti tos ēmos kairos oupō plēritē.Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
John 7:10“feast”Hōs de anabainala tois adelfois autou eis tan heortan, tote kai autos anabainata, ouk fanerōs alla hōs en krupte.But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went — not publicly, but in secret.
John 11:56“feast”zētale oun ton Iēsun kai legale meta allēloiu en te hiere histanarētois; Tinem dokatō vi? hoti ouk mē erchateia eis tan heortan?They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
John 12:12“feast”Ta epaurion tos ochlos pollos tos ercharatos eis tan heortan, akouaratois hoti erchetō tos Iēsus eis Hierosolumeim,The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
John 13:29“feast”tinois gar dokale, epei tem glōssokomem echate Ioudaos, hoti legatō auto tos Iēsus; Agorazasar heiu chreian echanō eis tan heortan, ē toi ptōchoi hina tinem dōateia.Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
heortau“feast”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Luke 2:42“feast”kai hote gineta eteiu dōdeka, anabainarōtoiu autoiu kata tem ethem tau heortauAnd when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
John 7:14“feast”Ēdē de tau heortau mesarōtau anabainata Iēsus eis tem hierem kai didaskate.About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
John 7:37“feast”En de ta eschata hēmera ta mega tau heortau histanatelē tos Iēsus, kai krazata legarōtos; Ean tinos dipsateiō erchetōr pros min kai pinatōr.On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
John 13:1“feast”Pro de tau heortau teu pascha horarētos tos Iēsus hoti erchata autou tas hōras hina metabainateia ek tou kosmou houtou pros ton patēron agaparatos toin idioin toin en to kosmo eis telem agapata autoin.It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
Colossians 2:16“festival”Mē oun tinos vin krinatōr en brōsia ē en posia ē en mere heortau ē noumēniau ē sabbateiu,Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
heorta“feast”to, fordative singular7×
Matthew 26:5“feast”legale de; Mē en ta heorta, hina mē thorubos gineteia en to lao.“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Mark 14:2“feast”legale gar; Mē en ta heorta, mēpote eti thorubos tou laou.“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Luke 2:41“feast”Kai poreuele tois gonevois autou kata etem eis Ierousalēm ta heorta teu pascha.Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
John 2:23“feast”Hōs de ate en tei Hierosolumei en te pascha en ta heorta, pollois pisteuala eis tem onomem autou, theōrarōtois autou teim sēmeim heim poiate;While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
John 4:45“feast”hote oun erchata eis tan Galilaian, dechela auton tois Galilaiois, panteim horarētois hoseim poiata en Hierosolumei en ta heorta, kai autois gar erchala eis tan heortan.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
John 7:11“feast”tois oun Ioudaiois zētale auton en ta heorta kai legale; Pou atō ekeinos?So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
John 12:20“feast”Ale de Hellēnois tinois ek toiu anabainarōtoiu hina proskunaleia en ta heorta;Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.