Word Study · Strong's G3862 · Greek
παράδοσις
paradosis
par-ad'-os-is
Strong's 1890 spelling: parádosis
“transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law
Rendered in the KJV as
ordinance, tradition.
- 13occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- παράδοσιν9
- παραδόσεις2
- παραδόσει1
- παραδόσεων.1
How it is rendered · 4
- tradition10
- teachings1
- traditions1
- traditions.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular9
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 9
- N-APF · 2
- N-DSF · 1
- N-GPF · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Mark5 of 13 · 38%
- Matthew3 of 13 · 23%
- 2 Thessalonians2 of 13 · 15%
- 1 Corinthians1 of 13 · 8%
- Galatians1 of 13 · 8%
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Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 15:2παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”here: tradition
- Matthew 15:3παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularJesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?here: tradition
- Matthew 15:6παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularhe need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.here: tradition
Mark5 occurrences
- Mark 7:3παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.here: tradition
- Mark 7:5παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”here: tradition
- Mark 7:8παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularYou have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”here: tradition
- Mark 7:9παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.here: tradition
- Mark 7:13παραδόσειparadoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”here: tradition
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15παραδόσειςparadoseisnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralTherefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.here: traditions
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.here: tradition