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| − | '''Synecdoche''' is a specific form of [[metonymy]] in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole. Examples would include "hired hands" or "the Crown Heads of Europe," " | + | '''Synecdoche''' is a specific form of [[metonymy]] in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole, in Latin "''pars pro toto''". Examples would include "hired hands" or "the Crown Heads of Europe," "forty head of cattle," etc., as the "hands" and "heads" do not refer to severed body parts, but whole people. |
| − | [[Category: | + | In the [[Bible]], in the [[New Testament]], by synecdoche [[Passover]] was called Unleavened Bread and Unleavened Bread was called Passover. In the first century of the Christian Era Passover was also called "the first day of Unleavened Bread"<ref>. |
| + | Matthew 26:2, 18-19 <br> | ||
| + | Mark 14:1, 12-16 <br> | ||
| + | Luke 22:1, 7-15 <br> | ||
| + | John 13:1</ref> The Jews "ate the Passover" all seven days of the feast of Unleavened Bread which immediately followed the one day of Passover, which by synecdoche became the name of the seven day period of Unleavened Bread, and included the eating of other sacrificial meats and foods and drink offerings, also called ''chagigah'', as also | ||
| + | "eating the Passover", besides the eating of the Passover lamb, in sacred religious ceremonial meals of sacrifice morning, midday, and evening, during the entire season of Unleavened Bread called Passover.<ref>2 Chronicles 30 (specifically 30:1, 13, 20, 22-23), and 2 Chronicles 35:7-9 and 35:17.</ref> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Literary Devices]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:45, September 29, 2018
Synecdoche is a specific form of metonymy in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole, in Latin "pars pro toto". Examples would include "hired hands" or "the Crown Heads of Europe," "forty head of cattle," etc., as the "hands" and "heads" do not refer to severed body parts, but whole people.
In the Bible, in the New Testament, by synecdoche Passover was called Unleavened Bread and Unleavened Bread was called Passover. In the first century of the Christian Era Passover was also called "the first day of Unleavened Bread"[1] The Jews "ate the Passover" all seven days of the feast of Unleavened Bread which immediately followed the one day of Passover, which by synecdoche became the name of the seven day period of Unleavened Bread, and included the eating of other sacrificial meats and foods and drink offerings, also called chagigah, as also "eating the Passover", besides the eating of the Passover lamb, in sacred religious ceremonial meals of sacrifice morning, midday, and evening, during the entire season of Unleavened Bread called Passover.[2]