Greek noun (neuter) · G3900
παράπτωμα
paraptomapar-ap'-to-mah
a false step, a blunder (Polyb.).; Ethically, a misdeed, trespass (LXX)
19 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: paráptōma
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3900is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3900
a side-slip (lapse or deviation), i.e. (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression
The King James renders it: fall, fault, offence, sin, trespass.
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
paraptoma is rendered "a false step, a blunder (Polyb.).; Ethically, a misdeed, trespass (LXX)". It stands 19 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a false step, a blunder (Polyb.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:14παραπτώματα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Nine of the word's nineteen uses are in Romans.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a false step, a blunder (Polyb.)., and Ethically, a misdeed, trespass (LXX).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a false step, a blunder (Polyb.). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
| Ethically, a misdeed, trespass (LXX)Mat.6:14-15, Mrk.11:25-26, Rom.4:25 5:15 ff Rom.11:11-12, 2Co.5:19, Gal.6:1, Eph.1:7 2:1, 5, Col.2:13.† | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
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 |
| παρατίθημι | paratithemi | to set before | Uses19 |
| παραχρῆμα | parachrema | instantly | Uses18 |
| παράδοσις | paradosis | tradition | Uses13 |
| παραιτέομαι | paraiteomai | to refuse/excuse | Uses12 |
and 60 more on the stem.
All 19, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 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
- παραπτώματα6
- παραπτώματι4
- παράπτωμα3
- παραπτώμασιν3
- παραπτωμάτων2
- παραπτώματος1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural6N-APN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular4N-DSN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural3N-DPN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3N-NSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural2N-GPN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1N-GSN
Matthew
two uses
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- παραπτώματαparaptomatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
- παραπτώματαparaptomatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
Mark
one use
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
- παραπτώματαparaptomatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
Romans
nine uses
He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
- παραπτώματαparaptomatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
- παράπτωμαparaptomanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
- παραπτώματιparaptomatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
- παραπτωμάτωνparaptomatonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
- παραπτώματιparaptomatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
- παραπτώματοςparaptomatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- παράπτωμαparaptomanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
- παραπτώματιparaptomatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
- παράπτωμαparaptomanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
2 Corinthians
one use
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- παραπτώματαparaptomatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
Galatians
one use
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- παραπτώματιparaptomatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: trespass
Ephesians
three uses
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- παραπτωμάτωνparaptomatonnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: of trespasses
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
- παραπτώμασινparaptomasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
- παραπτώμασινparaptomasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: in trespasses
Colossians
two uses
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
- παραπτώμασινparaptomasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: trespasses
- παραπτώματαparaptomatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: transgressions
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.