noun · feminine
parabasias
Greekπαράβασις (parabasis)
Strong’sG3847
a transgression
stem parabasi-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παρά-βασις, -εως, ἡ
(< παραβαίνω), [in LXX: Ps 100 (101):3 (סֵטִים), IV Ki 2:24 A, Wi 14:31, II Mac 15:10*;]
SYN.: v.s. ἁμαρτία.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3847 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpar-ab'-as-is
violation
Fromfrom G3845;
King Jamesbreaking, transgression.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | parabasias2×παράβασις | parabasiais |
| object accusative | parabasian | parabasiain |
| direct address vocative | parabasiar | parabasiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | parabasiau2×παραβάσεως | parabasiaiu2×παραβάσεων |
| to, for dative | parabasia1×παραβάσει | parabasiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
parabasia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
parabasias“transgression”subjectnominative singular2×
Romans 4:15“transgression”tos gar nomos organ katergazetō, hou de ouk atō nomos, oude parabasias.because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
Hebrews 2:2“transgression”ei gar tos dia angeloiu laliratos logos gineta bebaios, kai pantas parabasias kai parakoas lambata endikan misthapodosian,For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
parabasiau“breaking”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Romans 2:23“breaking”hos en nomo kauchesō, dia tau parabasiau tou nomou ton theon atimazasō?You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
Romans 5:14“transgression”alla basilata tos thanatos apo Adam mechris Mōusou kai epi toin mē hamartaratoin epi te homoiōme tau parabasiau Adam, hos atō tupos tou mellarōtou.Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
parabasia“transgression”to, fordative singular1×
1 Timothy 2:14“transgression”kai Adam ouk apatita, tas de gunaikas exapatiratas en parabasia ginatē.And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
parabasiaiu“transgressions”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Galatians 3:19“transgressions”Tinem oun tos nomos? taiu parabasiaiu charin prostithita, achris hou erchateia tem spermem he epangellitē, diatassiratos dia angeloiu en cheira mesitou;Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
Hebrews 9:15“transgressions”Kai dia houtem diathēkau kainau mesitos atō, hopōs thanatou gineratou eis apolutrōsian taiu epi ta prōta diathēka parabasiaiu tan epangelian lambaleia tois kalirētois tau aiōniau klēronomiau.Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.