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Lexicon :: Strong's G3847 - parabasis

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παράβασις
Transliteration
parabasis (Key)
Pronunciation
par-ab'-as-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

παράβασις parábasis, par-ab'-as-is; from G3845; violation:—breaking, transgression.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G3847 in the following manner: transgression (6x), breaking (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G3847 in the following manner: transgression (6x), breaking (1x).

  1. a going over

  2. metaph. a disregarding, violating

    1. of the Mosaic law

    2. the breach of a definite, promulgated, ratified law

    3. to create transgressions, i.e. that sins might take on the character of transgressions, and thereby the consciousness of sin be intensified and the desire for redemption be aroused

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παράβασις parábasis, par-ab'-as-is; from G3845; violation:—breaking, transgression.
STRONGS G3847:
παράβασις, παραβάσεως, ἡ (παραβαίνω, which see), properly, a going over; metaphorically, a disregarding, violating; Vulg.praevaricario, and once (Galatians 3:19)transgressio; (A. V. transgression): with a genitive of the object, τῶν ὅρκων, 2 Macc. 15:10; τῶν δικαίων, Plutarch, comparative, Ages. and Pomp. 1; τοῦ νόμου, of the Mosaic law, Romans 2:23 (Josephus, Antiquities 18, 8, 2); absolutely, the breach of a definite, promulgated, tariffed law: Romans 5:14; 1 Timothy 2:14 (but ἁμαρτία is wrong-doing which even a man ignorant of the law may be guilty of (cf. Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § lxvi.)); τῶν παραβάσεων χάριν, to create transgressions, i. e. that sins might take on the character of transgressions, and thereby the consciousness of sin be intensified and the desire for redemption be aroused, Galatians 3:19; used of the transgression of the Mosaic law, Romans 4:15; Hebrews 2:2; Hebrews 9:15; Psalm 100:3 (Ps. 101:3); with a genitive of the subjunctive, τῶν ἀδίκων, Wis. 14:31.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
100:3; 101:3
Romans
2:23; 4:15; 5:14
Galatians
3:19; 3:19
1 Timothy
2:14
Hebrews
2:2; 9:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3847 matches the Greek παράβασις (parabasis),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:23 - You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:15 - For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:14 - Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:19 - Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:14 - And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:2 - For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:15 - That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.
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