Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
to keep a festival
Usage: ἑορτάζω (ἑορτή), [in LXX for חָגַג ;] to keep festival: 1Co.5:8.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G1858
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
16
Books
10
Strong's G1858 Quick Answer
Strong's G1858 ἑορτάζω (heortazo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. heortazo (heh-or-tad'-zo) v. 1. to observe a festival [from G1859] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include keep. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
- Meaning
- heortazo (heh-or-tad'-zo) v. 1. to observe a festival [from G1859]
- Usage
- 16 linked usages
- Books
- 10 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
- Usage Words
- keep
Meaning and Definition
heortazo (heh-or-tad'-zo) v. 1. to observe a festival [from G1859] KJV: keep the feast Root(s): G1859
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1858. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G1858 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render heortazo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
keep
1 Corinthians 5:8
How Strong's G1858 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G1858 (ἑορτάζω) appears 16 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Kingdoms 30:16 — ἑορτάζοντες
- Deuteronomy 16:15 — ἑορτάσεις
- Exodus 5:1 — ἑορτάσωσιν
- Exodus 12:14 — ἑορτάσετε
- Exodus 12:14 — ἑορτάσετε
Strong's G1858 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G1858 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Strong's G1858 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And after this went in Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of Israel, Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to me in the wilderness.
And this day shall be to you a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord through all your generations; ye shall keep it a feast for a perpetual ordinance.
Keep ye a feast to me three times in the year.
Usage Excerpts
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1858.
And after this went in Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of Israel, Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to me in the wilderness.
And this day shall be to you a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord through all your generations; ye shall keep it a feast for a perpetual ordinance.
Keep ye a feast to me three times in the year.
And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month, when ye shall have completely gathered in the fruits of the earth, ye shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest, and on the eighth day a rest.
It is a perpetual statute for your generations: in the seventh month ye shall keep it.
And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord seven days.
Seven days shalt thou keep a feast to the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose for himself; and if the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy fruits, and in every work of thy hands, then thou shalt rejoice.
So he brought him down thither, and behold, they were scattered abroad upon the surface of the whole land, eating and drinking, and feasting by reason of all the great spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
I remembered these things, and poured out my soul in me, For I will go to the place of thy wondrous tabernacle, even to the house of God, With a voice of exultation and thanksgiving and of the sound of those who keep festival.
For the inward thought of man shall give thanks to thee: And the memorial of his inward thought shall keep a feast to thee.
Must ye always rejoice, and go into my holy places continually, as they that keep a feast? and must ye go with a pipe, as those that rejoice, into the mountain of the Lord, to the God of Israel?
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that brings glad tidings, and publishes peace! O Judah, keep thy feasts, pay thy vows: for they shall no more pass through thee to thy decay.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall be left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem, shall even come up every year to worship the king, the Lord Almighty, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
And if the family of Egypt shall not go up, nor come; then upon them shall be the overthrow with which the Lord shall smite all the nations, whichever of them shall not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
This shall be the sin of Egypt, and the sin of all the nations, whosoever shall not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1858, grouped by book.
Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Strong's G1858 FAQ
What does heortazo (ἑορτάζω) mean?
Heortazo (Strong's G1858) is a Greek word most simply glossed "keep the feast". heortazo (heh-or-tad'-zo) v. 1. to observe a festival [from G1859]
How many times is heortazo (ἑορτάζω) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's G1858 across 10 books.
Where can I study heortazo (ἑορτάζω) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1858 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
What English words translate heortazo (ἑορτάζω)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as keep. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G1858 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 15 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G1858, with linked reader references where each row is available.