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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77504" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77504" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: '''''Πάσχα''''' ''' (Strong'S #3957 | <div> '''1: '''''Πάσχα''''' ''' (Strong'S #3957 — Noun Neuter — pascha — pas'-khah ) </div> <p> mistranslated "Easter" in Acts 12:4 , AV, denotes the [[Passover]] (RV). The phrase "after the Passover" signifies after the whole festival was at an end. The term "Easter" is not of Christian origin. It is another form of Astarte, one of the titles of the [[Chaldean]] goddess, the queen of heaven. The festival of [[Pasch]] held by Christians in post-apostolic times was a continuation of the Jewish feast, but was not instituted by Christ, nor was it connected with Lent. From this Pasch the pagan festival of "Easter" was quite distinct and was introduced into the apostate Western religion, as part of the attempt to adapt pagan festivals to Christianity. See Passover. </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19674" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19674" /> == | ||
