Word study · Greek

paráptōma

trespass, false step

Say it: par-AP-to-mah (approximate)

παράπτωμα

What it means

A trespass. "The forgiveness of our trespasses" (1:7); "dead through your trespasses" (2:1, 2:5).

Range of meaning

  • TrespassA step outside the line.
  • WrongdoingA fault.

In Ephesians

Every verse (3)

Verses where G3900 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources