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Lexicon :: Strong's G3862 - paradosis

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παράδοσις
Transliteration
paradosis (Key)
Pronunciation
par-ad'-os-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:172,166

Strong’s Definitions

παράδοσις parádosis, par-ad'-os-is; from G3860; transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law:—ordinance, tradition.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G3862 in the following manner: tradition (12x), ordinance (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G3862 in the following manner: tradition (12x), ordinance (1x).

  1. giving up, giving over

    1. the act of giving up

    2. the surrender of cities

  2. a giving over which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i.e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc.

    1. objectively, that which is delivered, the substance of a teaching

    2. of the body of precepts, esp. ritual, which in the opinion of the later Jews were orally delivered by Moses and orally transmitted in unbroken succession to subsequent generations, which precepts, both illustrating and expanding the written law, as they did were to be obeyed with equal reverence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παράδοσις parádosis, par-ad'-os-is; from G3860; transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law:—ordinance, tradition.
STRONGS G3862:
παράδοσις, παραδοσεως, ἡ (παραδίδωμι), a giving over, giving up; i. e.
1. the act of giving up, the surrender: of cities, Polybius 9, 25, 5; Josephus, b. j. 1, 8, 6; χρημάτων, Aristotle, pol. 5, 7, 11, p. 1309{a}, 10.
2. a giving over which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i. e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc. (see παραδίδωμι, 4); hence, equivalent to instruction, Epictetus diss. 2, 23, 40; joined with διδασκαλία, Plato, legg. 7, p. 803 a. objectively, what is delivered, the substance of the teaching: so of Paul's teaching, 2 Thessalonians 3:6; in plural of the particular injunctions of Paul's instruction, 1 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:15. used in the singular of a written narrative, Josephus, contra Apion 1, 9, 2; 10, 2; again, of the body of precepts, especially ritual, which in the opinion of the later Jews were orally delivered by Moses and orally transmitted in unbroken succession to subsequent generations, which precepts, both illustrating and expanding the written law, as they did, were to be obeyed with equal reverence (Josephus, Antiquities 13, 10, 6 distinguishes between τά ἐκ παραδοσεως τῶν πατέρων and τά γεγραμμένα, i. e. τά ἐν τοῖς Μωϋσέως νόμοις γεγραμμένα νόμιμα): Matthew 15:2f, 6; Mark 7:3, 5, 9, 13; with τῶν ἀνθρώπων added, as opposed to the divine teachings, Mark 7:8; Colossians 2:8 (where see Lightfoot); πατρικαι παραδόσεις, precepts received from the fathers, whether handed down in the O. T. books or orally, Galatians 1:14 ((others restrict the word here to the extra-biblical traditions; cf. Meyer or Lightfoot at the passage). Cf. B. D. American edition under the word .)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
15:2; 15:6
Mark
7:3; 7:5; 7:8; 7:9; 7:13
1 Corinthians
11:2
Galatians
1:14
Colossians
2:8
2 Thessalonians
2:15; 3:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3862 matches the Greek παράδοσις (paradosis),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:2 - “Why do Your disciples violate the [fn]tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:3 - He replied to them, “Why also do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:6 - he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].’ So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 - ([fn]For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they [fn]carefully wash their hands, holding firmly to the traditions of the elders;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:5 - So the Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, “Why do Your disciples not live their lives according to the tradition of the elders, but [instead] eat their bread with [ceremonially] unwashed hands?”

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“You disregard and neglect the commandment of God, and cling [faithfully] to the tradition of men.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:9 -

He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside and nullifying the commandment of God in order to keep your [man-made] tradition and regulations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:13 - so you nullify the [authority of the] word of God [acting as if it did not apply] because of your tradition which you have handed down [through the elders]. And you do many things such as that.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:2 -

I praise and appreciate you because you remember me in everything and you firmly hold to the [fn]traditions [the substance of my instructions], just as I have passed them on to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:14 - And [you have heard how] I surpassed many of my contemporaries among my countrymen in [my advanced study of the laws of] Judaism, as I was extremely loyal to the traditions of my ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:8 -

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the [fn]elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 - So then, [fn]brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold [tightly] to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:6 -

Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that [fn]you have received from us.

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