To transgress
παραβαίνωStrong’s G3845parabainō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Parabainō is the Greek word usually translated “break” and “turned aside”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”
Meaning
Usually translated “break” and “turned aside”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- break 2
- turned aside 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
παραβαίνω parabainō · to transgress
παρα-βαίνω [in LXX for סוּר, עָבַר, פָּרַר, שָׂטָה, etc. ;] 1. in Hom. (twice), to go by the side of, stand beside. 2. In Æsch., Herod., Thuc., al., to go past or pass over, chiefly metaphorically, to overstep, violate, transgress (Jos.7:11, Eze.16:59, Sir.40:14, al.) : τ. παράδοσιν, Mat.15:2; τ. ἐντολήν, Mat.15:3; before ἀπό (as מִן סוּר, Deu.17:20, al.), to turn aside, fall away (cf. π. τῆς ἀληθείας, Arist., Cael., i, 5, 2): Act.1:25.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “transgress” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRANSGRESS', verb intransitive
To offend by violating a law; to sin.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.