Parasceve
/ˈparəsiːv/Now rare
noun
The day of preparation for the Jewish Sabbath, the eve of the Sabbath, Friday. Used chiefly with reference to Good Friday (in later use only Roman Catholic Church ).
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Regularis Concordia. From post-classical Latin parasceue, parasceve day of preparation, day before the Sabbath, especially with reference to the original Good Friday (Vetus Latina, Vulgate, e.g. Mark 15:42), Good Friday in the liturgical calendar, preparation from ancient Greek παρασκευή preparation, in Hellenistic Greek the ‘day of preparation’ (Septuagint) from παρα- + σκευή equipment, outfit, attire from σκεῦος vessel, implement. Compare Gothic paraskaiwe, a direct borrowing from Greek.
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