Paralytic
παραλυτικόςStrong’s G3885paralutikos
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paralutikos is the Greek word usually translated “paralytic”, “those paralytic” and “paralyzed”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “paralytic”, “those paralytic” and “paralyzed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- paralytic 6
- a paralytic 2
- those paralytic 1
- paralyzed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 5
- Matthew 4
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
- Matthew 9:2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
- Matthew 9:6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
- Mark 2:3And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
- Mark 2:4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
- Mark 2:5When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Greek dictionary
παραλυτικός paralutikos · paralytic
παρα-λυτικός, -ή, -όν (παραλύω), paralytic: Mat.4:24 8:6 9:2, 6, Mrk.2:3-5, 9-10 Luk.5:24 (Rec., WH, mg.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “paralytic” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PARALYT'IC, noun
A person affected with palsy.
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.