Paradosis

par-ad'-os-is
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Paradosis Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 13
  1. giving up, giving over
    1. the act of giving up
    2. the surrender of cities
  2. a giving over which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i.e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc.
    1. objectively, that which is delivered, the substance of a teaching
    2. of the body of precepts, esp. ritual, which in the opinion of the later Jews were orally delivered by Moses and orally transmitted in unbroken succession to subsequent generations, which precepts, both illustrating and expanding the written law, as they did were to be obeyed with equal reverence
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
paradosiß
Origin
from (3860)
Strong's Number
3862
TDNT Entry
2:172,166

NAS Word Usage

tradition
1
tradition
8
traditions
4
Total
13

NAS Verse Count

3
5
1
1
1
2
Total
13
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Paradosis". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.