- ἑορτή
- ἑορτή, ῆς, ἡ (s. prec. entry; Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; ParJer 7:31; EpArist, Philo, Joseph.; Ar. 10:8; Just., Mel.; Ath. 26, 3) a day or series of days marked by a periodic celebration or observance, festival, celebration ἐν μέρει ἑορτῆς with regard to a festival Col 2:16. More specif. defined ἡ ἑ. τοῦ πάσχα the Passover festival (Ex 34:25) Lk 2:41; J 13:1. τὸ πάσχα ἡ ἑ. τῶν Ἰουδαίων 6:4. ἡ ἑ. τῶν ἀζύμων the festival of unleavened bread Lk 22:1; cp. GPt 2:5 (Mel., P. 93, 695). ἡ ἑ. τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἡ σκηνοπηγία the Judeans’ festival of Tabernacles or Booths J 7:2; ἡ ἑ. the festival is shown by the context to be a particular one: Passover Mt 26:5; Lk 2:42; J 4:45; 11:56; 12:12, 20 al.; the festival of Tabernacles 7:8, 10f, 14, 37.—5:1 the witnesses and editions vary betw. the indefinite ἑ. a festival and ἡ ἑ. the festival (for the attestation and interpr. s. Hdb. ad loc.; JUbbink, NThSt 5, 1922, 131–36). Simply ἑ. of the feast of Tabernacles PtK 2 p. 14, 29.—ἐν τ. ἑ. during the festival (Jos., Bell. 2, 89, Ant. 20, 109 ἐν ἑ.) Mt 26:5; Mk 14:2; J 4:45; 7:11; 12:20; εἶναι ἐν τ. ἑορτῇ take part in the festival 2:23 (CBurchard, ZNW 61, ’70, 157–88—also Mk 14:2, Mt 26:5, J 7:11). εἰς τ. ἑορτήν for the festival 13:29 (cp. BGU 596, 7 [84 A.D.] ὅπως εἰς τ. ἑορτὴν περιστερείδια ἡμεῖν ἀγοράσῃ). ἀναβαίνειν (i.e. to Jerusalem) εἰς τ. ἑ. 7:8, 10 (cp. BGU 48, 18 ἐὰν ἀναβῇς τῇ ἑορτῇ); ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τ. ἑ. (Jos., Bell. 1, 73; 6, 300) 4:45; 11:56; 12:12. τ. ἑορτῆς μεσούσης when the festival was half over 7:14. τ. ἑορτῆς παυσαμένης GPt 14:58. κατὰ ἑορτήν at each (Passover) festival Mt 27:15; Mk 15:6; Lk 23:17 v.l. (should it be limited to the Passover? Any festival at all could be the proper occasion to free a prisoner. Cp. Heliod. 8, 7 p. 227, 6ff Bekker: ἡ δέσποινα … τήμερον ἀφήσειν ἐπηγγείλατο [Theagenes], ἑορτήν τινα πάτριον εὐωχεῖν μέλλουσα ‘the mistress has promised to release [Theagenes], out of intention to celebrate some traditional festival’). κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τ. ἑορτῆς acc. to the custom of the feast Lk 2:42. τ. ἑορτὴν ποιεῖν keep the festival (Ael. Aristid. 29, 4 K.=40 p. 752 D.; Vi. Aesopi G 123 P.; Ex 23:16) Ac 18:21 D. Of a joyous festival (contrast πένθος time of sorrow) Dg 4:5.—DELG. M-M.
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