† πάσχα, τό, indecl. (Aram. טַּסְחָא),
[in LXX for פֶּסַח;]
1. the festival of the Passover: Mt 26:2, Mk 14:1, Lk 22:1, Jo 2:13, 236:411:5512:118:3919:14, Ac 12:4, He 11:28;.ἡ ἐορτὴ τοῦ π., Lk 2:41, Jo 13:1.
2. By meton.,
(a) the paschal supper: ἑτοιμάζειν τὸ π., Mt 26:19, Mk 14:16, Lk 22:8, 13; ποιεῖν τό π., Mt 26:18;
(b) the pasohal lamb: θύειν τό π. (Ex 12:21), Mk 14:12, Lk 22:7; of Christ, I Co 5:7; φαγεῖν τὸ π. (lamb or supper), Mt 26:17, Mk 14:12, 14, Lk 22:11, 15, Jo 18:28 (cf. II Ch 30:17).†