Greek noun (feminine) · G3862
παράδοσις
paradosispar-ad'-os-is
a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX).; tradition of doctrine
13 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: parádosis
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3862is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3862
transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law
The King James renders it: ordinance, tradition.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
paradosis is rendered "a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX).; tradition of doctrine". It stands 13 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Five of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
Matthew 15:2παράδοσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's thirteen uses are in Mark.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX)., and tradition of doctrine.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX). | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMatthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before… |
| tradition of doctrine | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| παρά | para | from/with/beside | Uses192 |
| παραδίδωμι | paradidomi | to deliver | Uses119 |
| παρακαλέω | parakaleo | to plead/comfort | Uses108 |
| παραβολή | parabole | parable | Uses50 |
| παραλαμβάνω | paralambano | to take | Uses49 |
| παραγίνομαι | paraginomai | to come | Uses36 |
| παραγγέλλω | parangello | to order | Uses31 |
| παράκλησις | paraklesis | encouragement | Uses29 |
| παράπτωμα | paraptoma | trespass | Uses19 |
| παρατίθημι | paratithemi | to set before | Uses19 |
| παραχρῆμα | parachrema | instantly | Uses18 |
| παραιτέομαι | paraiteomai | to refuse/excuse | Uses12 |
and 60 more on the stem.
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- παράδοσιν9
- παραδόσεις2
- παραδόσει1
- παραδόσεων1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular9N-ASF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2N-APF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1N-DSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1N-GPF
Matthew
three uses
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
Mark
five uses
Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
So 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.”
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
- παραδόσειparadoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
1 Corinthians
one use
Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
- παραδόσειςparadoseisnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: teachings
Galatians
one use
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- παραδόσεωνparadoseonnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: traditions
Colossians
one use
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
2 Thessalonians
two uses
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
- παραδόσειςparadoseisnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: traditions
Now 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.
- παράδοσινparadosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: tradition
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.