părăscēvē, ēs, f., = παρασκευή,
the day of preparation , i. e. the day before the Sabbath , Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 12; id. adv. Psych. 14; Vulg. Matt. 27, 62; id. Luc. 23, 54.
·noun A <<Preparation>>. II. Parasceve ·noun Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. ...
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