TR: mo'ed → heortē (Appointed Feast)¶
The Chain¶
Hebrew OT LXX (Greek OT) Greek NT
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מוֹעֵד (mo'ed) → ἑορτή (heortē) → ἑορτή (heortē)
H4150, 229x 34x as translation 27x in NT (BLB)
"appointed time, of mo'ed (feast "feast, holyday"
feast, meeting" sense)
OT Usage (Hebrew)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| H4150 | מוֹעֵד (mo'ed) | 229 | appointed time, feast, meeting place |
| H2282 | חַג (chag) | 62 | festival, pilgrimage feast |
Mo'ed covers the full range from appointed times to sacred feasts to the meeting place itself. When the LXX translates mo'ed as ἑορτή, it selects specifically the festival/feast meaning.
Key OT passages: - Lev 23:2 — "the feasts (mo'adim) of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations" - Lev 23:4 — "These are the feasts (mo'adim) of the LORD... which ye shall proclaim in their seasons" - Hos 2:11 — "I will cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days... and all her solemn feasts (mo'adim)"
[See: H4150-moed.md]
LXX Bridge¶
| Hebrew | Greek Translation | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| mo'ed (H4150) | ἑορτή (G1859) | 34x | When mo'ed = "feast/festival" |
| mo'ed (H4150) | καιρός (G2540) | 29x | When mo'ed = "appointed time" |
| mo'ed (H4150) | μαρτύριον (G3142) | 138x | "Ohel mo'ed" → "tent of testimony" (reinterpretation) |
| chag (H2282) | ἑορτή (G1859) | 50x | Primary Hebrew source for ἑορτή |
Semantic shift in translation: The LXX splits mo'ed's unified concept (appointed meeting) into distinct Greek words: ἑορτή for festivals, καιρός for timing, and notably reinterprets "tent of meeting" as "tent of testimony" (μαρτύριον), shifting from appointment to witness. The Hebrew chag (H2282), not mo'ed, is the primary source for ἑορτή in the LXX (50x vs. 34x).
NT Usage (Greek)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1859 | ἑορτή (heortē) | 27 (BLB) / 10 (KJV translations) | feast, festival, holyday |
In the NT, ἑορτή overwhelmingly refers to Jewish feasts — Passover, Tabernacles, and unnamed feasts in Jerusalem.
Key NT passages: - John 7:2 — "Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand" - John 7:37 — "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried" - Col 2:16 — "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday"
Direct OT→NT Quotations¶
No direct quotations where mo'ed/ἑορτή is the quoted word. The connection is conceptual: the OT mo'adim (Lev 23) establish the festival calendar that ἑορτή references throughout the Gospels.
Continuity and Shifts¶
What stays the same across testaments: - ἑορτή in the NT consistently refers to the same divinely appointed festivals established in the OT mo'adim of Leviticus 23 - The feasts retain their character as appointed times of sacred assembly
What shifts: - Mo'ed's broader range (meeting place, appointed time, assembly) narrows to only the festival meaning in ἑορτή - The LXX's reinterpretation of "tent of meeting" as "tent of testimony" severs the spatial-meeting sense from the feast word entirely - In Col 2:16, ἑορτή appears in a list (holyday, new moon, sabbath) that echoes the OT pattern (Hos 2:11) but in a context discussing their applicability
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