παρα-σκευή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX: Ex 35:2439:22 (42) (עֲבֹדָה, with v.l., ἀποσκ-, κατασκ-), Jth 2:17 4:5, I Mac 9:35 א, II Mac 15:21*;]
1. preparation.
2. equipment (Jth 2:17 4:5).
3. In Jewish usage, the day of preparation for a Sabbath or a feast (= προσάββατον, q.v.): Mt 27:62, Mk 15:42, Lk 23:54, Jo 19:31; c. gen., τοῦ πάσχα, Jo 19:14; τ. Ἰουδαίων, Jo 19:42 (it is the name for Friday in MGr.).†