ἑορτή, ἑορτῆς, ἡ, the Sept. for ηΘβ; Greek writings from Homer down; in Herodotus ὁρτή; a feast day, festival: Luk_2:42; Joh_5:1; Joh_6:4; Joh_7:2; Joh_7:37; Col_2:16; ἡ ἑορτή τοῦ πάσχα: Luk_2:41 (Winers Grammar, 215 (202); Buttmann, 186 (161)); Joh_13:1; equivalent to ἡ ἑορτή τῶν ἀζύμων, Luk_22:1; ἐν τῇ ἑορτή, during the feast, Mat_26:5; Mar_14:2; Joh_4:45; Joh_7:11; Joh_12:20; εἶναι ἐν τῇ ἑορτή, to be engaged in celebrating the feast, Joh_2:23, cf. Baumg.-Crusius and Meyer at the passage; εἰς τήν ἑορτήν, for the feast, Joh_13:29; ἀναβαίνειν (to Jerusalem) εἰς τήν ἑορτήν, Joh_7:8; Joh_7:10; ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τήν ἑορτήν, Joh_4:45; Joh_11:56; Joh_12:12; τῆς ἑορτῆς μεσούσης, in the midst of the feast, Joh_7:14; κατά ἑορτήν, at every feast (see κατά, II. 3 a. β.), Mat_25:2; Mat_25:15; Mar_15:6; Luk_23:17 (Rec.); τήν ἑορτήν ποιεῖν to keep, celebrate, the feast, Act_18:21 (Rec.); κατά τό ἔθος τῆς ἑορτῆς, after the custom of the feast, Luk_2:42.

ἑορτή heortē 25x a solemn feast, public festival, Luk_2:41 ; Luk_22:1 ; Joh_13:1 ; spc. used of the passover, Mat_26:5 ; Mat_27:15 feast.

ἑορτή , -ῆς , ἡ , [in LXX for H2282 (chiefly), H4150 ;] a feast, festival: Luk_2:42 , Joh_5:1 , Joh_6:4 Joh_7:37 , Col_2:10 ; ἡ ἑ . τοῦ πάσχα , Luk_2:41 , Joh_13:1 ; τ . ἀζύμων , Luk_22:1 ; ἡ σκηνοπηγία , Joh_7:2 ( Deiss., LAE , 116); ἐν τ . ἑ ., Mat_26:5 , Mar_14:2 , Joh_4:45 ; Joh_7:11 ; Joh_12:20 (εἶναι ἐν ἑ .), Joh_2:23 ; εἰς τ . ἑ . ( for the feast ), Joh_13:29 ; ἀναβαίνειν , ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τ . ἑ ., Joh_4:45 ; Joh_7:8-10 ; Joh_11:56 ; Joh_12:12 ; τῆς ἐ μεσούσης , Joh_7:14 ; κατὰ ἑ . ( at each feast ), Mat_27:15 , Mar_15:6 , Luk_23:17 , R , mg .; τ . ἑ . ποιεῖν , Act_18:21 ; κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑ ., Luk_2:42 .†

ἑορτή [page 226] For this common word it is sufficient to cite BGU II. 596 .7 (A.D. 84) (= Selections , p. 64) ὅπως εἰς τὴν ἑωρτὴν (cf. Joh_13:29 ) περιστερείδι̣α ἡμεῖν ἀγοράσηι , P Fay 118 .16 (A.D. 110) ἀγόρασον τὰ ὀρνιθάρια τῆς εἱορτῆς , P Oxy III. 475 .17 (A.D. 182) ἑορτῆς οὔσης ἐν τῇ Σενέ [πτα , ib. IV. 725 .36 . (contract of apprenticeship A.D. 183) ἀργήσει δὲ ὁ παῖς εἰς λόγον ἑορτῶν κατ᾽ ἔτος ἡμέρας εἴκοσι , the boy shall have 20 holidays in the year on account of festivals (Edd.), ib. IX. 1185 .29 ( c. A.D. 200) τὴν τοῦ βασιλέως ἑορτὴν ἐπιτελείτωσαν , let them celebrate the festival of the sovereign perhaps his birthday : cf. τὴν ἑορτὴν . . ποιῆσαι , Act_18:21 D. With ἑόρτασμα , LXX Wis_19:16 , cf. the adj. ἑορτάσιμος , P Giss I. 40 ii. 20 (A.D. 212) ἑτέραις τισὶν ἑο̣ρτασί [μοις ἡ ]μέραις , OGIS 524 .7 ἐν ταῖς ἑορτασίμοις τῶν Σεβαστῶν ἡμέραις . A form ἑορτικός occurs P Strass I. 40 .49 (A.D. 569). In P Tebt II. 417 .24 ff. (iii/A.D.) μάθε τοῦ Μώρου ὅτι τί θέλις ἀγοράσομεν εἰς Ἀντινο̣υ ( l. -ο̣ου ), we may perhaps supply ἑορτήν , as in Jn l.c.

ἑορτή "a feast or festival, holiday", Od. , Hdt. , etc.; ὁρτὴν or ἑορτὴν ἄγειν to keep "a feast", id=Hdt. , Thuc. ; ἑορτὴν ἑορτάζειν Xen. generally, "holidaymaking, amusement, pastime", Aesch. , Thuc.

ἑορτή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for חַג (chiefly), מוֹעֵד ;] a feast, festival: Luk.2:42, Jhn.5:1, Jhn.6:4 Jhn.7:37, Col.2:10; ἡ ἑ. τοῦ πάσχα, Luk.2:41, Jhn.13:1; τ. ἀζύμων, Luk.22:1; ἡ σκηνοπηγία, Jhn.7:2 (Deiss., LAE, 116); ἐν τ. ἑ., Mat.26:5, Mrk.14:2, Jhn.4:45 7:11 12:20 (εἶναι ἐν ἑ.), Jhn.2:23; εἰς τ. ἑ. (for the feast), Jhn.13:29; ἀναβαίνειν, ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τ. ἑ., Jhn.4:45 7:8-10 11:56 12:12; τῆς ἐ μεσούσης, Jhn.7:14; κατὰ ἑ. (at each feast), Mat.27:15, Mrk.15:6, Luk.23:17, R, mg.; τ. ἑ. ποιεῖν, Act.18:21; κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑ., Luk.2:42.† (AS)