Word study · Greek

paradidōmi

to hand over, betray

Say it: pah-rah-DEE-doh-mee (approximate)

παραδίδωμι

What it means

To hand over. John says the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas to "betray" him (13:2, 13:11, 13:21).

Range of meaning

  • Hand overGive someone into another's custody.
  • BetrayHand over by treachery.
  • EntrustPass something on, as a teaching.