a festal-celebration
| Root | ἑορτή (heortē) |
| Core Meanings | festival, feast, holy day, sacred celebration, festal assembly |
| Semantic Range | religious festival, pilgrimage feast, holy day, appointed celebration, communal sacred gathering |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, ἑορτή refers especially to Israel’s appointed pilgrimage festivals (e.g., Passover, Tabernacles), marking sacred time and covenant remembrance. It signifies communal worship, rejoicing before God, and participation in divinely instituted rhythms of sacred celebration. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS,); denotes a single feminine noun in the direct-object case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "a festal-celebration" preserves the core idea of a sacred, communal celebration embedded in ἑορτή, emphasizing its religious and celebratory character rather than merely a meal. The accusative feminine singular form is reflected as a single, concrete object (“a … celebration”) functioning as the direct object in context. |
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