ἄζυμοςázymos
unleavened, i.e. (figuratively) uncorrupted; (in the neutral plural) specially (by implication) the Passover week
Greek (New Testament) · G106
Meanings
unleavened: ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν ἄ. (הַג הַמָצָּה), the paschal feast (also called τὰ ἄ., Mark 14:1), Luke 22:1; ἡμέρα τῶν ἄ., Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, Luke 22:7; ἡμέραι, Acts 12:3, Acts 20:6. Fig., of Christians, free from corruption: 1 Corinthians 5:7; exhorted to keep festival, ἐν ἀζύμοις (namely ἄρτοις, λάγανοις, or, indefinitely, "unleavened elements"), 1 Corinthians 5:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
- Mark 14:1 It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.
- Mark 14:12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
- Luke 22:1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching.
- Luke 22:7 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed.
- Acts 12:3 When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.)
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.