paraskeue is the named day or period of preparation, repeatedly set in relation to the Sabbath and once identified as Friday.

The attested use consistently names a preparation day or period, especially in relation to the approaching Sabbath; Mark 15:42 identifies it as Friday, while John 19:14 associates it with Passover. The verses also use it to frame actions taken before the Sabbath, including the removal of bodies and the placing of Jesus in a nearby grave.

1. The preparation day before the Sabbath · dominant

   Across the occurrences, the noun names the day or time called preparation in relation to what follows. In Mark 15:42 the APB renders it as "the Preparation, which is Friday," and Luke 23:54 places it as the day when "the Sabbath was beginning to dawn." In John 19:31 and John 19:42, the preparation provides the stated setting for removing bodies from crosses and placing Jesus in a nearby grave before the Sabbath.

   John 19:14John 19:31John 19:42Luke 23:54Mark 15:42Matthew 27:62

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as "the Preparation" or "Preparation," adding contextual phrases such as "of the Passover" in John 19:14 and "of the Jews" in John 19:42. It also identifies it as "Friday" in Mark 15:42; these are renderings of whole translated clauses rather than definitions.