προσάββατον
prosábbaton
the day before the Sabbath
The day immediately preceding the Sabbath; specifically, the period or day before the weekly Sabbath, often Friday in Judean or Israelite calendar reckoning. While its primary sense denotes the time leading up to the Sabbath's commencement at sunset, it can also refer more generally to late Friday, the Sabbath eve.
Mark 15:42 · Word #10
Lexicon G4315
| Lemma | προσάββατον |
| Transliteration | prosábbaton |
| Strong's | G4315 |
| Definition | The day immediately preceding the Sabbath; specifically, the period or day before the weekly Sabbath, often Friday in Judean or Israelite calendar reckoning. While its primary sense denotes the time leading up to the Sabbath's commencement at sunset, it can also refer more generally to late Friday, the Sabbath eve. |
Morphology N NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the day before the Sabbath |
| Literal | day-before-Sabbath-NNS |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | προσάββατον |
| Strong's | G4315 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4315-01
Sabbath-eve day
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, neuter, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NNS); functioning as a subject-form substantive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound joins πρό (before) with σάββατον (Sabbath), denoting the day immediately preceding the Sabbath. "Sabbath-eve day" preserves the root components and reflects the nominative singular noun form as a standalone designation. |
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