ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑ, παραπτωμα
PARAPTŌMA, paraptōma
Sounds Like: pa-rap-TOH-ma
Translations: transgression, trespass, sin, fault, offense, a transgression, a trespass, a sin, a fault, an offense
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a false step, a deviation from the right path, or a lapse in conduct. It signifies a transgression or an offense against a moral or divine law. It is a compound word, formed from 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside,' and 'πτῶμα' (ptoma), meaning 'a fall' or 'a lapse.' Thus, it literally means 'a falling beside' or 'a false step.' It is often used in a moral or ethical sense to denote a sin or a trespass.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G3900 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:9
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 9 — 1:7
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑΣΙΝ — sins, trespasses, offenses, falls, errors
- ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑΤΑ — transgressions, trespasses, sins, offenses, falls
- ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑΤΙ — (to) trespass, (to) transgression, (to) fault, (to) sin, (to) fall
- ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑΤΟΣ — (of) trespass, (of) a trespass, (of) fault, (of) a fault, (of) sin, (of) a sin, (of) lapse, (of) a lapse
- ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑΤΩ — of trespasses, of sins, of offenses, of faults
- ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΜΑΤΩΝ — (of) trespasses, (of) offenses, (of) sins, (of) failures
- ΠΑΡΑΠΤΩΣΙ — transgression, trespass, fall, sin, a false step
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