Luke 23:54
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

Young's Literal Translation
And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,

King James Bible
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

Greek
It was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] Preparation
Παρασκευῆς (Paraskeuēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3904: The day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday. As if from paraskeuazo; readiness.

Day,
ἡμέρα (hēmera)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the] Sabbath
σάββατον (sabbaton)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4521: The Sabbath, a week.

was just beginning.
ἐπέφωσκεν (epephōsken)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2020: To dawn, be near commencing. A form of epiphauo; to begin to grow light.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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