Word study · Greek
paradeisos
paradise, garden
Say it: par-AD-ay-sos (approximate)
παράδεισος
What it means
A Persian loan word for an enclosed garden or park, used in the Greek Old Testament for the garden of Eden. Jesus says to the repentant criminal, "Today you will be with me in Paradise" (23:43). It appears only three times in the New Testament.
Range of meaning
- GardenA walled park.
- ParadiseThe place of God's presence.
In Luke
- Chapter 23
"Today you will be with me in Paradise" (23:43).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3857 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources