noun · neuter
pascha
Greekπάσχα (pascha)
Strong’sG3957
the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb
stem pasch-29 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† πάσχα, τό, indecl. (Aram. טַּסְחָא),
[in LXX for פֶּסַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3957 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpas'-khah
the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it)
Fromof Chaldee origin (compare );
King JamesEaster, Passover.
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 or object direct | pascha7×πάσχα | pascha |
| of, belonging to genitive | pascha5×πάσχα | pascha |
| to, for dative | pascha2×πάσχα | pascha |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
29 occurrences, every one of them listed
pascha“passover”subject or objectdirect singular7×
Matthew 26:2“passover”Oidavē hoti meta duo hēmerain tem pascha ginetō, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōitō eis tem staurira.“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Mark 14:1“passover”Ate de tem pascha kai teim azumeim meta duo hēmerain. kai zētale tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois pōs auton en dolo krataratois apokteinaleia,Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
Luke 22:1“passover”Engizate de tas heortas teiu azumeiu tas legirōtas Pascha.Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
John 2:13“passover”Kai engus ate tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainata eis Hierosolumeim tos Iēsus.When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
John 6:4“passover”ate de engus tem pascha, tas heortas toiu Ioudaioiu.Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
John 11:55“passover”Ate de engus tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainala pollois eis Hierosolumeim ek tau chōrau pro teu pascha hina hagnizaleia heautoin.Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
1 Corinthians 5:7“passover lamb”ekkathairavar tan palaian zuman, hina aveiō neem furamem, kathōs avō azumois. kai gar tem pascha nu thuita Christos;Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
pascha“passover”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Luke 2:41“passover”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 11:55“passover”Ate de engus tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainala pollois eis Hierosolumeim ek tau chōrau pro teu pascha hina hagnizaleia heautoin.Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
John 12:1“passover”Tos oun Iēsus pro hex hēmeraiu teu pascha erchata eis Bēthanian, hopou ate Lazaros, hon egeirata ek nekroiu Iēsus.Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
John 13:1“passover”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.
John 19:14“passover”ate de paraskeuas teu pascha, hōras ate hōs hektas. kai legatō toi Ioudaioi; Ide tos basilevos vu.It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
pascha“passover”to, fordative singular2×
John 2:23“passover”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 18:39“passover”atō de sunētheias vi hina henon apoluameia vi en te pascha; boulevō oun apoluameia vi ton basilevon toiu Ioudaioiu?But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
pascha15×
Matthew 26:17“passover”Ta de prōta teiu azumeiu proserchala tois mathētois to Iēso legarōtois; Pou thelasō hetoimazaneia si esthiara tem pascha?On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
Matthew 26:18“passover”tos de legata; Hupagavōr eis tan politan pros ton deinon kai legavar auto; Tos didaskalos legatō; Tos kairos mu engus atō; pros sin poiamō tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu.He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
Matthew 26:19“passover”kai poiala tois mathētois hōs suntassata autoi tos Iēsus, kai hetoimazala tem pascha.So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
Mark 14:12“passover lamb”Kai ta prōta hēmera teiu azumeiu, hote tem pascha thuale, legalō auto tois mathētois autou; Pou thelasō apercharatois hetoimazaneia hina esthiaseia tem pascha?On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
Mark 14:12“passover”Kai ta prōta hēmera teiu azumeiu, hote tem pascha thuale, legalō auto tois mathētois autou; Pou thelasō apercharatois hetoimazaneia hina esthiaseia tem pascha?On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
Mark 14:14“passover”kai hopou ean eiserchateia legavar to oikodespoto hoti Tos didaskalos legatō; Pou atō tem katalumem mu hopou tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu esthiameia?and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
Mark 14:16“passover”kai exerchala tois mathētois kai erchala eis tan politan kai heuriskala kathōs legata autoi, kai hetoimazala tem pascha.So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
Luke 22:7“passover lamb”Erchata de tas hēmeras teiu azumeiu, ha date thuirō tem pascha;Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
Luke 22:8“passover”kai apostelata Petron kai Iōannon legaratos; Poreuiratois hetoimazavar ni tem pascha hina esthianeia.Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
Luke 22:11“passover”kai legavi to oikodespoto tau oikiau; Legatō si tos didaskalos; Pou atō tem katalumem hopou tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu esthiameia?and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
Luke 22:13“passover”apercharatois de heuriskala kathōs legatelē autoi, kai hetoimazala tem pascha.So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
Luke 22:15“passover”kai legata pros autoin; Epithumia epithumama houtem tem pascha esthiara meta vu pro teu min paschara;And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
John 18:28“passover”Agalō oun ton Iēsun apo tou Kaiafaou eis tem praitōriem; ate de prōi; kai autois ouk eiserchala eis tem praitōriem, hina mē miainileia alla esthialeia tem pascha.Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
Acts 12:4“passover”hon kai piazaratos titheta eis fulakan, paradōaratos tessares tetradiei stratiōtoiu fulassarō auton, boulerōtos meta tem pascha anagara auton to lao.He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Hebrews 11:28“passover”pistia poiatē tem pascha kai tan proschusian teu haimeu, hina mē tos olothreuarōtos teim prōtotokeim thinganateia autoiu.By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.