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Paradise

παράδεισοςStrong’s G3857

paradeisos

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Paradeisos is the Greek word usually translated “paradise”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
Luke 23:43 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “paradise”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • paradise 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1
  • Revelation 1

3 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

παράδεισος paradeisos · paradise

παράδεισος, -ου, ὁ (an Oriental word, first used by Xen. of the parks of Persian kings and nobles) [in LXX chiefly for גַּן, Gen.1:8 ff., al.; also for עֵדֶן, Isa.51:3; פַּרְדֵּס, Neh.2:8, Ecc.2:5 ;] 1. a park, pleasure-ground, garden (LXX), an orchard (in π., see MM, ii, xviii; Deiss., BS, 148). 2. Paradise, the abode of the blessed dead: Luk.23:43, 2Co.12:4, Rev.2:7.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “paradise” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PAR'ADISE, noun

[Gr.]

The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed immediately after their creation.

  1. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight.
  2. Heaven, the blissful seat of sanctified souls after death.“This day shalt thou be with me in paradise” Luke 23:43
  3. Primarily, in Persia, a pleasure-garden with parks and other appendages.

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.