heorte denotes an observed public occasion, including its approach, duration, travel, and customary actions.

The attested use identifies an observed public occasion: people go up to it, gather or worship in connection with it, locate events within its days, and follow customs associated with it. The verses also name particular occasions and use the term in regulations and public practices tied to such an observance.

1. Observed public occasion · dominant

   The singular noun marks the occasion to which people travel or in connection with which events occur: in John 2:23 the APB renders Jesus as being in Jerusalem “during the festival,” and in Luke 2:41 it renders his parents going to Jerusalem “for the festival.” In John 7:14 and John 7:37, genitive singular forms place Jesus' teaching and his cry within the occasion's middle and final day; Mark 15:6 presents a customary prisoner release “at the festival,” while Colossians 2:16 places it among matters about which no one should judge.

   John 2:23Luke 2:41John 7:14John 7:37Mark 15:6Colossians 2:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the term as “festival,” including phrases such as “at the festival” and “during the festival.” In John 11:56 it instead renders the setting as “the feast”; These English choices are treated as presentations of the clauses rather than separate lexical meanings.