GreekG3886Verb

παραλύω

paraluō

5Occurrences
G3886Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to loosen beside, i.e. relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled)

from G3844 (παρά) and G3089 (λύω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to loose from the side, set free.
2.to weaken, enfeeble; pass., to be en­feebled, esp. by a paralytic stroke
LXX: (רָפָה), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

παραλύω appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
Luke
2
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

Acts 8:7BSB

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

Acts 9:33BSB

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

Hebrews 12:12BSB

Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

Luke 5:18BSB

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

Luke 5:24BSB

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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