ἑορτή
heortē
festival
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredAccording to the available data, the Greek word ἑορτή (heortē) is defined as a "festival". This terminology likely encompasses a wide range of celebrations, perhaps including religious, cultural, or social events. Since the word occurs 27 times in the New Testament, it is clear that the concept is of significant importance within the biblical narrative. The recurrence of this word indicates that festivals, in their various forms, played a substantial role in the culture, tradition, and daily life of the people in the Mediterranean region during the time period in which the Bible was written. It highlights the significance of communal gatherings and celebrations as a means of bonding, worship, and identity formation within the ancient societies. The frequency of the word "heortē" across various contexts in the New Testament suggests its versatility and relevance to different themes, such as worship, joy, and community. However, the precise interpretation of these contexts depends on the specific context in which the word appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
27 total occurrences across the text
But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
Matthew 27:15Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.
Mark 14:2For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”
Mark 15:6Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
Luke 2:41His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
Luke 2:42When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,
Luke 22:1Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
Luke 23:17Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
John 2:23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.
John 4:45So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
John 4:45So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
John 5:1After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
John 6:4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
John 7:2Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand.
John 7:8You go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled.”
John 7:8You go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled.”
John 7:10But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
John 7:11The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, “Where is he?”
John 7:14But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
John 7:37Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
John 11:56Then they sought for Jesus and spoke with one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that he isn’t coming to the feast at all?”
John 12:12On the next day a great multitude had come to the feast. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
John 12:20Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast.
John 13:1Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
John 13:29For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.
Acts 18:21but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
Colossians 2:16Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,