ἄζυμος,
-όν, (
ζύμη), Hebrew
מַצָּה,
unfermented, free from leaven; properly:
ἄρτοι Exodus 29:2; Josephus, Antiquities 3, 6, 6; hence the neuter plural
τὰ ἄζυμα,
מַצּוֹת, unleavened loaves;
ἡ ἑορτή τῶν ἀζύμων,
הַמַּצּוֹת חַג, the (paschal) festival at which for seven days the Israelites were accustomed to eat unleavened bread in commemoration of their exit from Egypt (
Exodus 23:15;
Leviticus 23:6),
Luke 22:1;
ἡ πρώτη (namely,
ἡμέρα)
τῶν ἀζ.
Matthew 26:17;
Mark 14:12;
Luke 22:7;
αἱ ἡμέραι τῶν ἀζ.
Acts 12:3;
Acts 20:6; the paschal festival itself is called
τὰ ἄζυμα,
Mark 14:1 [cf. 1 Esdr. 1:10, 19; Winers Grammar, 176 (166); Buttmann, 23 (21)]. Figuratively: Christians, if such as they ought to be, are called
ἄζυμοι i. e. devoid of the leaven of iniquity, free from faults,
1 Corinthians 5:7; and are admonished
ἑορτάζειν ἐν ἀζύμοις εἰλικρινείας, to keep festival with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth,
1 Corinthians 5:8. (The word occurs twice in secular authors, viz.
Athen. 3, 74 (
ἄρτον)
ἄζυμον, Plato, Tim., p. 74 d.
ἄζυμος σάρξ flesh not yet quite formed, [add Galen de alim. fac. 1, 2].)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Exodus
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23:15; 29:2
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Leviticus
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23:6
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Matthew
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26:17
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Mark
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14:1; 14:12
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Luke
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22:1; 22:7
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Acts
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12:3; 20:6
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1 Corinthians
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5:7; 5:8
