Word study · Greek

parábasis

disobedience

Say it: par-AB-as-is (approximate)

παράβασις

What it means

A stepping across, a transgression of a clear line. In 2:14, "has fallen into disobedience"; in Romans 4:15, "where there is no law, neither is there transgression"; in Hebrews 2:2 and 9:15.

Range of meaning

  • TransgressionCrossing a boundary.
  • DisobedienceBreaking a command.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 2

    "Has fallen into disobedience" (2:14).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3847 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources