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Lexicon :: Strong's G3886 - paralyō

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παραλύω
Transliteration
paralyō (Key)
Pronunciation
par-al-oo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

παραλύω paralýō, par-al-oo'-o; from G3844 and G3089; to loosen beside, i.e. relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled):—feeble, sick of the (taken with) palsy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G3886 in the following manner: sick of the palsy (2x), taken with palsy (2x), feeble (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G3886 in the following manner: sick of the palsy (2x), taken with palsy (2x), feeble (1x).

  1. to loose on one side or from the side

  2. to loose or part things placed side by side

  3. to loosen, dissolve

  4. to weaken, enfeeble

  5. suffering from the relaxing of the nerves, unstrung, weak of limb

  6. tottering, weakened, feeble knees

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παραλύω paralýō, par-al-oo'-o; from G3844 and G3089; to loosen beside, i.e. relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled):—feeble, sick of the (taken with) palsy.
STRONGS G3886:
παραλύω: (perfect passive participle παραλελυμένος); properly, to loose on one side or from the side (cf. παρά, IV. 1); to loose or part things placed side by side; to loosen, dissolve, hence, to weaken, enfeeble: παραλελυμένος, suffering from the relaxing of the nerves, unstrung, weak of limb (palsied), Luke 5:18, 24 ((not L WH marginal reading) see παραλυτικός); Acts 8:7; Acts 9:33; παραλελυμένα γόνατα, i. e. tottering, weakened, feeble knees, Hebrews 12:12; Isaiah 35:3; Sir. 25:23; χεῖρες παραλελυμένα Ezekiel 7:27; Jeremiah 6:24; (Jeremiah 27:15, 43 (Jer. 50:15,43)); παρελύοντο αἱ δεξιαι, of combatants, Josephus, b. j. 3, 8, 6; παρελύθη καί οὐκ ἐδύνατο ἔτι λαλῆσαι λόγον, 1 Macc. 9:55, where cf. Grimm; σωματική δυνάμει παραλελυμένα, Polybius 32, 23, 1; τοῖς σωμασι καί ταῖς ψυχαῖς, id. 20, 10, 9.'
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
35:3
Jeremiah
6:24; 27:15; 50:15; 50:43
Ezekiel
7:27
Luke
5:18; 5:24
Acts
8:7; 9:33
Hebrews
12:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3886 matches the Greek παραλύω (paralyō),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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