παρασκευή

See also: Παρασκευή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō, “prepare”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.ras.keu̯.ɛ̌ː/ → /pa.ras.ceˈβi/ → /pa.ras.ceˈvi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.ras.keu̯.ɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pa.ras.keˈwe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pa.ras.ceˈβi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pa.ras.ceˈvi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pa.ras.ceˈvi/

Noun

πᾰρᾰσκευή • (paraskeuḗ) f (genitive πᾰρᾰσκευῆς); first declension

1. preparation, preparing
2. providing, procuring; way of providing or procuring
3. the things being prepared, provided, or procured
   1. (military) armament: arms, transportation, etc.
4. (Koine) the day of preparation before the (Jewish) Sabbath; Friday; with or without ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā)
   • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 16.163:

     ἐν σάββασιν ἢ τῇ πρὸ αὐτῆς παρασκευῇ ἀπὸ ὥρας ἐνάτης

     en sábbasin ḕ têi prò autês paraskeuêi apò hṓras enátēs

     on the Sabbath or the [day of] preparation before it after the ninth hour

   • 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 27:62:

     Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον, ἥτις ἐστὶν μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν

     Têi dè epaúrion, hḗtis estìn metà tḕn paraskeuḗn

     the next day, which is after the [day of] preparation

   • The Gospel of Mark 15:42:

     Καὶ ἤδη ὀψίας γενομένης, ἐπεὶ ἦν παρασκευή, ὅ ἐστιν προσάββατον

     Kaì ḗdē opsías genoménēs, epeì ên paraskeuḗ, hó estin prosábbaton

     When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath

   • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 23:54:

     Καὶ ἡμέρα ἦν παρασκευῆς, καὶ σάββατον ἐπέφωσκεν.

     Kaì hēméra ên paraskeuês, kaì sábbaton epéphōsken.

     And it was the day of preparation, and Sabbath was almost dawning.

   • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 19:14:

     ἦν δὲ παρασκευὴ τοῦ πάσχα, ὥρα ἦν ὡς ἕκτη.

     ên dè paraskeuḕ toû páskha, hṓra ên hōs héktē.

     And it was the [day of] preparation of the Passover, [and] it was about the sixth hour.

   • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 19:31:

     Οἱ οὖν Ἰουδαῖοι, ἐπεὶ παρασκευὴ ἦν, ἵνα μὴ μείνῃ ἐπὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ τὰ σώματα ἐν τῷ σαββάτῳ, ἦν γὰρ μεγάλη ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνου τοῦ σαββάτου, ἠρώτησαν τὸν Πειλᾶτον ἵνα κατεαγῶσιν αὐτῶν τὰ σκέλη καὶ ἀρθῶσιν.

     Hoi oûn Ioudaîoi, epeì paraskeuḕ ên, hína mḕ meínēi epì toû stauroû tà sṓmata en tôi sabbátōi, ên gàr megálē hē hēméra ekeínou toû sabbátou, ērṓtēsan tòn Peilâton hína kateagôsin autôn tà skélē kaì arthôsin.

     Then the Jews, because it was [the day of] preparation, so that the bodies wouldn't stay on the cross on the Sabbath, for that Sabbath was an important day, asked Pilate for their legs to be broken and taken down.

   • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 19:42:

     διὰ τὴν παρασκευὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων

     dià tḕn paraskeuḕn tôn Ioudaíōn

     because of the preparation [day] of the Jews

Declension

First declension of ἡ πᾰρᾰσκευή; τῆς πᾰρᾰσκευῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πᾰρᾰσκευή hē paraskeuḗ	τὼ πᾰρᾰσκευᾱ́ tṑ paraskeuā́	αἱ πᾰρᾰσκευαί hai paraskeuaí
Genitive	τῆς πᾰρᾰσκευῆς tês paraskeuês	τοῖν πᾰρᾰσκευαῖν toîn paraskeuaîn	τῶν πᾰρᾰσκευῶν tôn paraskeuôn
Dative	τῇ πᾰρᾰσκευῇ têi paraskeuêi	τοῖν πᾰρᾰσκευαῖν toîn paraskeuaîn	ταῖς πᾰρᾰσκευαῖς taîs paraskeuaîs
Accusative	τὴν πᾰρᾰσκευήν tḕn paraskeuḗn	τὼ πᾰρᾰσκευᾱ́ tṑ paraskeuā́	τᾱ̀ς πᾰρᾰσκευᾱ́ς tā̀s paraskeuā́s
Vocative	πᾰρᾰσκευή paraskeuḗ	πᾰρᾰσκευᾱ́ paraskeuā́	πᾰρᾰσκευαί paraskeuaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• παρασκευάζω (paraskeuázō)

Descendants

• Greek: παρασκευή (paraskeví)
• → Latin: parascevē, parasceuē, f

References

• “παρασκευή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰσκευή (paraskeuḗ, “preparation”). Morphologically παρα- (para-) +‎ -σκευή (-skeví).

Noun

παρασκευή • (paraskeví) f (plural παρασκευές)

1. preparation
2. for "Friday", see Παρασκευή (Paraskeví)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	παρασκευή (paraskeví)	παρασκευές (paraskevés)
genitive	παρασκευής (paraskevís)	παρασκευών (paraskevón)
accusative	παρασκευή (paraskeví)	παρασκευές (paraskevés)
vocative	παρασκευή (paraskeví)	παρασκευές (paraskevés)

Related terms

• απροπαράσκευος (aproparáskevos, “unprepared”, adjective)
• παρασκευάζω (paraskevázo, “to prepare”)
• παρασκεύασμα n (paraskévasma, “preparation”)
• παρασκευαστήριο n (paraskevastírio, “laboratory”)
• παρασκευαστής m (paraskevastís, “laboratory assistant”)
• παρασκευάστρια f (paraskevástria, “laboratory assistant”)
• Παρασκευή f (Paraskeví, “Friday”)

Further reading

• παρασκευή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language