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paraluō G3886

παραλύω (paraluō) means “to paralyze” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

παραλύω Greek · G3886 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: par-al-oo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3886

παραλύω · paraluō · to paralyze

παρα-λύω [in LXX: Jer.6:24, Jer 27:43, Eze.21:7 (רָפָה), etc. ;] 1. to loose from the side, set free. 2. to weaken, enfeeble; pass., to be en­feebled, esp. by a paralytic stroke: Luk.5:18, 24, Act.8:7 9:33, Heb.12:12" (LXX) .† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I relax, enfeeble, weaken.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G3886

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
a paralyzed 1
of the paralyzed 1
paralytic 1
paralyzed 1
weak 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
feeble 1
sick of the palsy 1
taken with a palsy 1
taken with palsies 1
unto the sick of the palsy 1

Verses containing G3886

Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

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  2. Luke 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

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  3. Acts 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

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  4. Acts 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

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  5. Hebrews 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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