“And” | Καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | And |
“now” | ἤδη | Even now | now |
“when the even” | ὀψίας | Late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve) | even |
“was come,” | γενομένης | To cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) | come |
“because” | ἐπεὶ | Thereupon, i.e., since (of time or cause) | because |
“it was” | ἦν | I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) | it was |
“the preparation,” | παρασκευή | Readiness | preparation |
“that” | ὅ | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | that |
“is,” | ἐστιν | He (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are | is |
“the day before the sabbath,” | προσάββατον | A fore-sabbath, i.e., the Sabbath-eve | day before sabbath |