King James Version
Luke 23:54
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἡμέραhēmerathat dayἡμέραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “that day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.that dayἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasπαρασκευῆςparaskeuēspreparationπαρασκευή (paraskeuē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “preparation”, the of-formG3904the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday.the preparationκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσάββατονsabbatonsabbathσάββατονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sabbath”, the subject formG4521the Sabbath, a week.the sabbathἐπέφωσκενepephōskendrew onἐπιφώσκω (epiphōskō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “drew on”, an ongoing action in the pastG2020I dawn, am near commencing.drew on
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,
World English Bible
It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
Darby Translation
And it was preparation day, and [the] sabbath twilight was coming on.
Douay-Rheims
And it was the day of the Parasceve, and the sabbath drew on.
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