Heortē ἑορτή

Heortē (Greek ἑορτή, Strong's G1859) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “festival”. It occurs 27 times in 25 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Heortē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 26:5
  But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
• Matthew 27:15
  Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

Mark

• Mark 14:2
  But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
• Mark 15:6
  Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

Luke

• Luke 2:41
  Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
• Luke 2:42
  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
• Luke 22:1
  Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
• Luke 23:17
  (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)(not included in this translation)

John

• John 2:23
  Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
• John 4:45
  Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
• John 5:1
  After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• John 6:4
  And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
• John 7:2
  Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
• John 7:8
  Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
• John 7:10
  But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
• John 7:11
  Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
• John 7:14
  Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
• John 7:37
  In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
• John 11:56
  Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
• John 12:12
  On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
• John 12:20
  And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
• John 13:1
  Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
• John 13:29
  For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

Acts

• Acts 18:21
  But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

Colossians

• Colossians 2:16
  Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).