adjective
paradoxem
Greekπαράδοξος (paradoxos)
Strong’sG3861
unexpected, strange, wonderful
stem paradox-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** παράδοξος, -ον
(< παρά, δόξα), [in LXX: Jth 13:13, Wi 5:2 16:17 19:5, Si 43:25; II-IV Mac3*;]
SYN.: v.s. δύναμις.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3861 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | paradoxos | paradoxas | paradoxem | paradoxois | paradoxais | paradoxeim1×παράδοξα |
| object accusative | paradoxon | paradoxan | paradoxoin | paradoxain | ||
| direct address vocative | paradoxor | paradoxar | paradoxoir | paradoxair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | paradoxou | paradoxau | paradoxeu | paradoxoiu | paradoxaiu | paradoxeiu |
| to, for dative | paradoxo | paradoxa | paradoxe | paradoxoi | paradoxai | paradoxei |
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
paradox 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
paradoxeim“strange”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Luke 5:26“strange”kai ekstasias lambata hapantoin kai doxazale ton theon, kai pimplēila fobou legarōtois hoti Horana paradoxeim sēmeron.Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”