G3904 — παρασκευή (paraskeuḗ)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G3904
Original: παρασκευή
Transliteration: paraskeuḗ
Pronunciation: par-ask-yoo-ay
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: παρασκευάζω (G3903) — to furnish aside, to get ready
Occurrences: 6 in NT
First Occurrence: Mat 27:62 — "Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests..."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From παρασκευάζω (G3903); readiness, preparation. In the NT used exclusively as a calendrical term for the day of preparation (Friday), the day before the Sabbath.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 067 — Time
Subdomain: 067.10 — Units of Time with Reference to Other Units or Points of Time
Other words in subdomain: αὔριον (G839, tomorrow), ἐπαύριον (G1887, next day), σήμερον (G4594, today), προσάββατον (G4315, day before the sabbath)

UBS Semantic Domains¶

[067] Time

The UBS coding keeps παρασκευή in a calendrical/time-reference domain rather than treating it as a general preparation word.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
the preparation	4	66.7%
day of the preparation	1	16.7%
preparation	1	16.7%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
John	3	0.3
Matthew	1	0.1
Mark	1	0.1
Luke	1	0.1

All 6 occurrences are in the Gospels, concentrated in John (50%), exclusively in the passion narrative.

Semantic Categories¶

1. The Day Before the Sabbath (Friday in Passion Week)¶

The Synoptic Gospels use παρασκευή to mark the day of Jesus's crucifixion as the Friday before the Sabbath.

Mar 15:42 — "And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath"
Luk 23:54 — "And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on"
Mat 27:62 — "Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate"

2. The Passover Preparation Day in John¶

John uses παρασκευή three times, each in the Passover context, stressing the time pressure governing the burial of Jesus.

Jhn 19:14 — "And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!"
Jhn 19:31 — "The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day"
Jhn 19:42 — "There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation [day]; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
Ἰουδαῖος (Jews)	G2453	3x	"because of the Jews' preparation" / Jewish urgency on the preparation day
ἡμέρα (day)	G2250	2x	"day of the preparation"
Πιλᾶτος (Pilate)	G4091	2x	Jews appeal to Pilate on the preparation day
σάββατον (sabbath)	G4521	2x	"the preparation… before the sabbath"

Word Family / Cognates¶

G3903 παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō) — root verb: to furnish aside, to get ready (4x: Acts 10:10; 1 Cor 14:8; 2 Cor 9:2)

Synonyms¶

No direct synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G3904.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G3904.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
ἑτοιμασία (hetoimasía)	G2091	both "preparation"	ἑτοιμασία = abstract readiness (Eph 6:15: "the preparation of the gospel of peace"); παρασκευή = the specific weekly preparation day (Friday)
προσάββατον (prosábbaton)	G4315	both describe the day before the sabbath	προσάββατον is a compound noun meaning literally "fore-sabbath" (1x: Mar 15:42, where Mark uses it to gloss παρασκευή for non-Jewish readers); παρασκευή is the standard term across all four Gospels

Hebrew Source¶

No LXX bridge. παρασκευή does not occur in the LXX as a rendering of a Hebrew term. It is a purely NT calendrical term arising from Jewish practice around Sabbath preparation.