Word study · Greek

paradeisos

paradise, garden

Say it: par-AD-ay-sos (approximate)

παράδεισος

What it means

Paradise, a garden. "He was caught up into paradise" (12:4); Jesus told the thief, "Today you will be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43).

Range of meaning

  • GardenA walled park.
  • ParadiseThe place of God's presence.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 12

    "He was caught up into paradise" (12:4).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3857 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources