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trespass, paraptoma

December 7, 2021 by Krisan Marotta

Word Study: trespass, paraptoma - Bible Study Tools | WednesdayintheWord.com

Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for trespass or transgression, paraptoma

Strong’s number: G3900

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #3900 – παράπτωμα

Greek Word: παράπτωμα, ατος, τό

Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter

Transliteration: paraptóma

Phonetic Spelling: (par-ap’-to-mah)

Quick Definition: a false step, a trespass

Usage: a falling away, lapse, slip, false step, trespass, sin.

Etymology: from G3895

NASB Translation: transgression (7), transgressions (9), trespass (1), trespasses (3)

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New Testament Usage

Strong’s #3900 – παράπτωμα 19 times in 18 verses

Mat 6:14; Mat 6:15; Mar 11:25; Mar 11:26; Rom 4:25; Rom 5:15; Rom 5:16; Rom 5:17; Rom 5:18; Rom 5:20; Rom 11:11; Rom 11:12; 2Co 5:19; Gal 6:1; Eph 1:7; Eph 2:1; Eph 2:5; Col 2:13.

Septuagint: 16 times in 17 verses

Job 35:15; Job 36:9; Psa 18:13; Psa 21:2; Eze 3:20; Eze 14:11; Eze 14:13; Eze 15:8; Eze 18:22; Eze 18:24; Eze 18:26; Eze 20:27; Dan 4:27; Dan 6:5; Dan 6:23; Zec 9:5.

Englishman’s Concordance: παράπτωμα (paraptóma)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G3900: to fall beside or near something; a lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness; a sin, misdeed

Strong’s G3900: a side slip (lapse or deviation), that is, (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression: – fall, fault, offence, sin, trespass.

Mounce G3900: trespass, transgression, sin against, to sin as a moral failure to keep a command, fig., stepping out of the bounds of God’s law

Related words: G3895 (verb)

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 57 ‑ אָבֵל (aw‑bale’);  2248 ‑ חֲבוּלָה (khab‑oo‑law’);  4604 ‑ מַעַל (mah’‑al);  6588 ‑ פֶּשַׁע (peh’‑shah);  7691 ‑ שְׁגִיאָה (sheg‑ee‑aw’);  7960 ‑ שָׁלוּת (shaw‑loo’, shaw‑looth’);  

PreceptsAustin: paraptoma

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Reference Works

Word study: sin, hamartia

16 Matthew 5:1-3 Poor in Spirit

19 Matthew 5:6 Hunger & thirst for righteousness

24 Matthew 5:17-20 Surpassing the Pharisees

29 Matthew 5:28-42 An Eye for an Eye

31 Matthew 6:1-6; 6:16-18 Giving, Praying & Fasting

34 Matthew 6:12-15 The Lord’s Prayer: Forgiveness

11 2 Peter 2:17-22 Freedom, slavery and sin

08 Romans 6:1-14 Grace and Slavery to Sin

10 Romans 7:7-25 Law and Sin

11 Romans 8.1-12 Deliverance from Sin

12 Romans 8:12-25 Grief over Sin

06 Colossians 2:16-23 Passing Judgment

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