Strong’s G3903 · Greek

παρασκευάζω
paraskeuázō

Definition

to furnish aside, i.e. get ready

Etymology

from G3844 (παρά) and a derivative of G4632 (σκεῦος);

Where the KJV renders it

  • prepare self
  • be (make) ready

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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