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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 27

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μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν

LEXICONTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

What day follows the Preparation?

Paraskeuē is the Jewish Preparation day, Friday, when preparations were made before the Sabbath.

Why this default

‘The day after the Preparation’ is default because paraskeuē is the period’s calendrical term and should remain visible. ‘After Friday’ modernizes, while ‘on the Sabbath’ makes the referent explicit.

Evidence

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Project defaultthe day after the Preparation

Project default · calendrical term

Alternativethe day after Friday

Modern weekday

Alternativeon the Sabbath, after Preparation Day

Referent explicit

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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